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Etymology edit

Back-formation from بَيَادِق (bayādiq), from Middle Persian pdʾtk' (payâdag, payâdak, pawn in chess).

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Noun edit

بَيْدَق (baydaqm (plural بَيَادِق (bayādiq))

  1. (chess) pawn

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See also edit

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
           
شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) فِيل (fīl) حِصَان (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)