שחמט
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty, “chess”), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “checkmate”). The final stress may be due to the predominant Hebrew accent and/or influenced by German Schachmatt (“checkmate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaχˈmat/
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Noun edit
שַׁחְמָט • (shakhmát) m (no plural forms)
- chess (two-player board game)
Synonyms edit
- מִשְׂחַק הַמְּלָכִים (miskhák ham'lakhím)
- אִישְׁקוּקָה (ishkuká), אִישְׁקוּקִי (ishkukí)