шах

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See also: щях and щах

Bulgarian

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Noun

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шах (šahm

  1. (countable) shah
  2. (uncountable) chess
  3. (uncountable, chess) check
  4. (countable) chess set (pieces and board)

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic شاح
Cyrillic шах
Latin şax
Yañalif cax
Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia kk

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh).

Noun

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шах (şax)

  1. shah

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃax]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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шах (šahm (relational adjective шаховски)

  1. (countable) shah
  2. (uncountable) chess
  3. (uncountable, chess) check
  4. (countable) chess set (pieces and board)

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Mongolian

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Etymology 1

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠰᠢᠬ᠎ᠠ
(sik-a)
шах
(šax)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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шах (šax)

  1. a player's own shagai in a game of knucklebones

Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠱᠠᠾ
(šah)
шах
(šax)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шах (šax)

  1. shah

Further reading

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  • шах 1”, шах 2”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Noun

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шах (šaxm anim (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)

  1. shah
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Schach.

Noun

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шах (šaxm inan (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)

  1. (chess) check (Russian notation: +)
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: շախ (šax)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

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Noun

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ша̏х m (Latin spelling šȁh)

  1. (countable) shah
  2. (uncountable) chess
  3. (uncountable, chess) check

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

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Noun

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шах (šaxm inan (genitive ша́ху, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хів)

  1. shah

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