нарды

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Kazakh[edit]

Alternative scripts
Arabic ناردى
Cyrillic нарды
Latin nardy
Yañalif nardь
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Etymology[edit]

From Persian نرد (nard, backgammon).

Noun[edit]

нарды (nardy)

  1. backgammon

Mongolian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian нарды (nardy), from Georgian ნარდი (nardi), from Persian نرد (backgammon).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

нарды (nardy)

  1. backgammon

Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Мужчины играют в нарды.

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from Persian نرد (nard, backgammon), likely through Georgian ნარდი (nardi) and Armenian նարդի (nardi). The game is most popular in Persian-influenced areas in the Caucasus and Central Asia. During the Soviet era it gained popularity in the rest of the USSR.

Noun[edit]

на́рды (nárdym inan pl (genitive на́рдов, plural only)

  1. backgammon
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Latvian: nardi
  • Lithuanian: nardai
  • Mongolian: нарды (nardy)

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

на́рды (nárdym inan pl

  1. nominative/accusative plural of нард (nard)