nywʾlthšyl
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Middle Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- nyw ʾlthšyl (nyw ʾlthšyl)
Etymology[edit]
Compound of nyw (nēw) and ʾlthšyl (Ardaxšēr) (Inscriptional Pahlavi spelling 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (ʾrthštr)).
Noun[edit]
nywʾlthšyl • (nēw-ardaxšēr, nēw-ardaxšīr)
- backgammon
- 226-651, Kārnāmag ī Ardaxšēr ī Pābagān [Book of the Deeds of Ardashir son of Pabag]
- 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 [princely] educations.
- 226-651, Wizārišn ī Čatrang ud Nihišn ī Nēw-Ardaxšīr
- The Explanation of Chess and the Invention of Backgammon
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 226-651, Kārnāmag ī Ardaxšēr ī Pābagān [Book of the Deeds of Ardashir son of Pabag]
Descendants[edit]
- Persian: نردشیر (nardašir)