شاه مات

Persian

Alternative forms

  • شه مات (šah mât), شهمات (šahmât)

Etymology

Literally, the king is amazed, from شاه (šâh, king) + مات (mât, amazed). According to Barnhardt, the second element was confused with مَاتَ (māta, to die) and borrowed into Romance languages with the sense "the king died."[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃɔh mɔt/

Noun

شاه مات (šâh mât)

  1. (chess) checkmate
    Synonym: کیش و مات (kiš-o-mât)

References

  1. Robert K. Barnhart, editor (1988) Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, H. W. Wilson Co.
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