nywʾlthšyl

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• nyw ʾlthšyl (nyw ʾlthšyl)

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 [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

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Descendants

• Persian: نردشیر (nardašir)