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siachmat

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, the king [is] amazed).

Noun

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siachmat m (plural siachmatau, not mutable)

  1. (chess) checkmate

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siachmat”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies