{"id":22406,"date":"2022-01-19T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=22406"},"modified":"2021-12-20T22:45:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:45:13","slug":"backgammon-part-one-%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/backgammon-part-one-%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Backgammon Part One  \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Have you played <b>Backgammon \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629<\/b> before? If not, in this post, we&#8217;ll learn a bit about it\u2019s background history and how to play the game as we pick up some new Arabic vocabulary words. ?<\/h3>\n<h3>Backgammon in Arabic is called <b>\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 <\/b>meaning &#8220;table&#8221; or <b>\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0647\u0631 <\/b>since <b>\u0632\u0647\u0631 <\/b>in Arabic means &#8220;dice&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u2728Here are a couple of questions about Backgammon\u2019s origin.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0645\u062a\u0649 \u0627\u062e\u062a\u0631\u0639\u062a \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629\u061f<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u064a\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0623\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0663\u0660\u0660\u0660 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>When was backgammon invented?<\/p>\n<p>The origins of this game go back to around 3000 BC.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u0627\u062e\u062a\u0631\u0639 \u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0647\u0631\u061f<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0627\u062c\u0639 \u062a\u0624\u0643\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0644 \u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0647\u0631 \u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u064a<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0648\u0642\u062f \u0648\u062c\u062f\u062a \u0623\u064a\u0636\u0627 \u0622\u062b\u0627\u0631 \u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062d \u0632\u0647\u0631 \u062a\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0645 \u0644\u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 &#8220;\u0623\u0648\u0631&#8221; \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0629<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Who invented backgammon?<\/p>\n<p>Most references confirm that the origin of backgammon is Persian. Traces of dice boards used for this game were also found in the Iraqi city of Ur.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2728Now that we have an <b>idea \u0641\u0643\u0631\u0629<\/b> of where and when this game originated, let\u2019s learn <b>the rules<\/b> <b>\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0646<\/b>. What&#8217;s great is that you don&#8217;t have to own an actual Backgammon set, you can play online.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_22407\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22407\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22407\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-350x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-350x215.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image provided by Yasmine K.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>\u2728Watch this video explaining the rules of the game in modern standard Arabic and follow along in the transcription below. (Part one of this post covers from beginning to minute 0:49)<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5DhxINOIwMg&amp;list=LL&amp;index=17&amp;t=8s\">\u0633\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0629 \u0634\u0631\u062d \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 &#8211; \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u0648 \u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0647\u0631 \u0647\u064a \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0645\u0634\u0647\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u062c\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0633\u0637\u00a0 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629. \u062a\u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0635\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0642 \u062e\u0634\u0628\u064a \u0645\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0632\u062e\u0631\u0641\u0627\u064b \u0623\u0648 \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0627\u0644\u0635\u062f\u0641 \u0623\u0648 \u0628\u0642\u0637\u0639 \u062e\u0634\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u062b\u0645\u064a\u0646\u0629. \u0648\u064a\u062d\u062a\u0648\u064a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u062f\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629\u00a0 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0634\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u064a\u0636 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0648\u062f. \u0639\u062f\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0661\u0665 \u0642\u0631\u0635\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0644 \u0644\u0648\u0646. \u0648\u062d\u062c\u0631\u064a \u0646\u0631\u062f \u0633\u062f\u0627\u0633\u064a. \u064a\u062c\u0631\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0627\u0639\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u0642\u0637 \u0648\u064a\u0646\u0642\u0633\u0645 \u0635\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u062c\u0632\u0626\u064a\u0646 \u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0641\u0627\u0635\u0644 \u0639\u0627\u0645\u0648\u062f\u064a \u0637\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0648\u064a\u062a\u0639\u0631\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0645 &#8220;\u0628\u0628\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0639\u0628&#8221; \u0648&#8221;\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629&#8221;. \u062d\u064a\u062b \u064a\u0636\u0645 \u0643\u0644 \u062c\u0632\u0621 \u0646\u0627\u062d\u064a\u062a\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0643\u0644 \u0646\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0648\u064a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u062a \u062e\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0634\u0643\u0644 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u062b\u0627\u062a. \u064a\u0635\u0628\u062d \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u064a \u0662\u0664 \u062e\u0627\u0646\u0627\u064b.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Backgammon is a very popular game in the Middle East and Arab countries. The game consists of a wooden box that can be decorated or inlaid with pearls or precious wooden pieces. It contains a number of black and white plastic or wooden discs. There are 15 discs of each color. And two hexagonal dice. The challenge of the game takes place between two players only. The game box is divided into two main parts separated by a longitudinal divider, which are identified as the \u201cplayer\u2019s house\u201d and the \u201coutside area\u201d. Each part includes two sides, and each side contains six columns in the form of triangles. The sum of all columns is 24.<\/p>\n<h3>Stay tuned for next week\u2019s part two post where we continue learning how to play <b>\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629<\/b>!<\/h3>\n<h3>Till then, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-350x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-350x215.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/penup_20211217_150106-e1640039808284.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Have you played Backgammon \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 before? If not, in this post, we&#8217;ll learn a bit about it\u2019s background history and how to play the game as we pick up some new Arabic vocabulary words. ? Backgammon in Arabic is called \u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 meaning &#8220;table&#8221; or \u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0647\u0631 since \u0632\u0647\u0631 in Arabic means &#8220;dice&#8221;. \u2728Here are&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/backgammon-part-one-%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":22407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525,558110],"tags":[3531,295814],"class_list":["post-22406","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arabic-language","category-games","tag-arabic","tag-arabic-listening-comprehension"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22406"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22409,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22406\/revisions\/22409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}