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backgammon in Arabic

طَاوِلَة ṭāwila

/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/

backgammon in Arabic: طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila), نَرْد (nard), لُعْبَةُ طَاوِلَة (luʕbatu ṭāwila), طَاوِلَةُ زَهْر (ṭāwilatu zahr). In English, backgammon means a board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

Arabic words for backgammon

board game
طَاوِلَة ṭāwila, نَرْد nard, لُعْبَةُ طَاوِلَة luʕbatu ṭāwila, طَاوِلَةُ زَهْر ṭāwilatu zahr

English meaning of backgammon

  1. noun A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
  2. noun A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
  3. verb To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.

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Questions about backgammon in Arabic

What is the meaning of backgammon in Arabic?
Backgammon in Arabic is طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila), نَرْد (nard), لُعْبَةُ طَاوِلَة (luʕbatu ṭāwila), طَاوِلَةُ زَهْر (ṭāwilatu zahr).
ما معنى كلمة backgammon؟
Backgammon: طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila), نَرْد (nard), لُعْبَةُ طَاوِلَة (luʕbatu ṭāwila), طَاوِلَةُ زَهْر (ṭāwilatu zahr).
What does backgammon mean in English?
Backgammon means a board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

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