siachmat

Welsh

Etymology

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

Noun

siachmat m (plural siachmatau, not mutable)

1. (chess) checkmate

Derived terms

• siach (“check”)

Further reading

• 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