שחמט

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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שַׁחְמָט (shakhmátm (no plural forms)

  1. chess (a board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king)

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