Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• nyw ʾlthšyl

Noun

nywʾlthšyl • ‎(nēw-ardaxšēr, nēw-ardaxšīr)

1. 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

Descendants

• Persian: نردشیر ‎(nardašir)