Dehlavi
== Language ==
Dehlavi dialect of Kauravi that was spoken around Delhi and the basis of Hindostani language. Retrospectively called as Old Hindi.
== Language ==
Dehlavi dialect of Kauravi that was spoken around Delhi and the basis of Hindostani language.
Retrospectively called as Old Hindi.

Personal names
Dehlavi is a toponymic surname (nisba) for people from Delhi (formerly Dehli). Notable people with the surname include:

'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi (1551–1642), Indian Islamic scholar from Delhi, author of Ma'arij-ul-Nabuwwah
Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi (1615–1677), Indian Sufi saint of the Qadri tariqa
Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi (1888–1959), Indian Muslim scholar, writer and freedom fighter
Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi (1876–c. 1946), Indian politician, educationist, Muslim reformer
Amir Khosrow Dehlavi or Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), noted Indian Sufi saint and poet
Bedil Dehlavi or Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642–1720), Indian poet in Persian
Bekhud Dehlvi (1863–1955), Indian Urdu poet and writer of ghazals
Daagh Dehlvi (1831–1905), 19th-century Indian Urdu poet
Faaiz Dehlvi (1609-1738), Indian noble and poet in Urdu and Persian
Ghulam Ali Dehlavi (1743–1824), 19th-century Indian Sufi leader
Gulzar Dehlvi (1926–2020), Indian Urdu poet
Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (1910–1987), Indian Muslim scholar, jurist and writer, and former rector of Madrasa Aminia
Hossein Dehlavi (1927–2019), Iranian composer, ancestors settled in Delhi during Mughal-era
Houman Dehlavi (born 1971), Iranian musician
Jamil Dehlavi (born 1944), British-Pakistani filmmaker, brother of Saidulla Khan Dehlavi
Khalish Dehlavi (born 1935), Indian Urdu poet
Kifayatullah Dehlawi (1875–1952), Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of India
Maulana Abdu Salam Niazi Dehlvi (–1966), Indian perfumer and Sufi scholar
Mir Hasan Dehlavi (1736–1786), 18th-century Indian Urdu poet
Mirza Muhammad Kamil Dehlavi (–1819/20), Indian Shiite author
Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi or Madhubala (1933–1969), noted Indian film actress
Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi (1274–1337), 13th-century Indian Sufi saint
Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi (1836–1912), Indian educationist, reformer and Urdu writer, best known for the social novel Mirat-ul-Uroos
Sadia Dehlvi (1957–2020), Indian writer and columnist from Delhi
Sadruddin Khan Azurda Dehlawi (1804–1868), Grand Mufti of Delhi, leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Saidulla Khan Dehlavi (1941–2014), Pakistani diplomat, brother of Jamil Dehlavi
Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (1746–1824), Indian Islamic scholar, reformer and Naqshbandi Sufi, son of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
Shah Abdur Rahim Dehlavi (1644-1719), Islamic scholar and a writer, compiler of Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, father of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
Shah Ismail Dehlvi (1779–1831), Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi
Shah Muhammad Ishaq Dehlawi (1783–1846), Indian Muslim scholar of hadith studies
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703–1762), Indian Islamic reformer, father of Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi
Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (1906–1967), Pakistani author and translator, grandson of Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi
Soz Dehlvi (1720–1799), Indian Urdu poet in the court of Oudh
Syed Ahmad Dehlvi (1846–1918), Indian Muslim scholar, educationist and linguist, editor of the Urdu dictionary Farhang e Asifiya
Syed Nazeer Husain Dehlavi (1805–1902), Indian Muslim scholar of the reformist Ahl-i Hadith movement
Syed Muhammad Dehlavi, Pakistani Shiite scholar
Tabish Dehlvi (1913–2004), Pakistani writer
Zakaullah Dehlvi (1832–1910), Indian scholar and historian, writer of the Urdu chronicle Tarikh-e-Hindustan

See also
Delhi (disambiguation)
List of people from Delhi