nywʾlthšyl

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Middle Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of nyw (nēw) and ʾlthšyl (Ardaxšēr) (Inscriptional Pahlavi spelling 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (ʾrthštr)).

Noun

nywʾlthšyl (nēw-ardaxšēr, nēw-ardaxšīr)

  1. backgammon
    • 226-651, Kārnāmag ī Ardaxšēr ī Pābagān
      pad yazadān ayārīh pad čawgān ud aswārīh, čatrang ud nēw-ardaxšīr ud abārīg frahang az awēšān hāmōyēn čēr ud nibardag būd.
      By the help of the Providence he became more adept and victorious than them all, in polo and horsemanship, in chatrang (chess) and backgammon, and in other educations.
    • 226-651, Wizārišn ī Čatrang ud Nihišn ī Nēw-Ardaxšīr
      The Explanation of Chess and the Invention of Backgammon
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Descendants

  • Persian: نردشیر (nardašir)