chekmat
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”), perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”). Equivalent to chek + mat.
Pronunciation
Interjection
chekmat
- (chess) Said when the opponent's king is captured. [from 14th c.]
Descendants
- English: checkmate
Noun
chekmat (uncountable)
Descendants
- English: checkmate
Adjective
chekmat
References
- “chek-māt, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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