chekmat
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Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Interjection
[edit]chekmat
- (chess) Said when the opponent's king is captured. [from 14th c.]
Descendants
[edit]- English: checkmate
Noun
[edit]chekmat (uncountable)
Descendants
[edit]- English: checkmate
Adjective
[edit]chekmat
References
[edit]- “chek-māt, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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