шах и мат

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شاه مات (shâh-e mât, the king is dead), where и corresponds to the Persian ezafe.

Pronunciation

Noun

шах и ма́т (šax i mátm inan (genitive ша́ха и ма́та, nominative plural ша́хи и ма́ты, genitive plural ша́хов и ма́тов)

  1. checkmate, check and mate

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