nywʾlthšyl
Middle Persian
Alternative forms
- nyw ʾlthšyl (nyw ʾlthšyl)
Etymology
Compound of nyw (nēw) and ʾlthšyl (Ardaxšēr) (Inscriptional Pahlavi spelling 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (ʾʿtḥštʿ)).
Noun
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.
- pad yazadān ayārīh pad čawgān ud aswārīh, čatrang ud nēw-ardaxšīr ud abārīg frahang az awēšān hāmōyēn čēr ud nibardag būd.
- 226-651, Wizārišn ī Čatrang ud Nihišn ī Nēw-Ardaxšīr
- The Explanation of Chess and the Invention of Backgammon
- 226-651, Kārnāmag ī Ardaxšēr ī Pābagān [Book of the Deeds of Ardashir son of Pabag]
Descendants
- Persian: نردشیر (nardašir)
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