शहमात

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه مات (šāh māt, “the king is helpless”). Cognate of English checkmate.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəɦ.mɑːt̪/, [ʃɛʱ.mäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

शहमात • (śahmāt) m (Urdu spelling شہمات)

1. (chess) checkmate

Declension

Declension of शहमात (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शहमात śahmāt	शहमात śahmāt
oblique	शहमात śahmāt	शहमातों śahmātõ
vocative	शहमात śahmāt	शहमातो śahmāto