See also: پهلوان

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Etymology edit

From Persian پهلوان (pahlavân, hero, champion; athletic man).

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بَهْلَوَان (bahlawānm (plural بَهْلَوَانَات (bahlawānāt) or بَهَالِين (bahālīn))

  1. acrobat
  2. (figurative) someone who tries to appear competent, but does not have the ability (or power) to be effective; a masquerader, phony, puppet

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