siachmat

Welsh

Etymology

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

Noun

siachmat m (plural siachmatau, not mutable)

(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

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