שש בש

Hebrew

Etymology

From שֵׁשׁ (shesh, “six”) + Turkish beş (“five”). The first element could alternatively be derived from Persian شش (šeš, “six”).

Noun

שֵׁשׁ בֵּשׁ • (shesh besh) m

  1. (board games) backgammon

Further reading

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