שחמט

Hebrew

Etymology

From Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty), ultimately from Persian ‎ (šâh mât, “checkmate”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaχ.ˈmat/

Noun

שַׁחְמָט • (shakhmát) m (no plural forms)

chess (two-player board game)

Synonyms

מִשְׂחַק הַמְּלָכִים‎ (miskhák ham'lakhím)
אִישְׁקוּקָה‎ ('ishkuká), אִישְׁקוּקִי‎ ('ishkukí)

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