шах

Kazakh

Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:

шах

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Alternative forms

• шаһ (şah)

Etymology

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

Noun

шах • (şax)

1. shah

Macedonian

Pronunciation

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Noun

шах • (šah) m (relational adjective шаховски)

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

Declension

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕax/
• Syllabification: шах (1 syllable)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

шах • (šax)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕax/
• Syllabification: шах (1 syllable)

Noun

шах • (šax)

1. shah

Further reading

• “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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ax

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Noun

шах • (šax) m anim (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)

1. shah

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Schach.

Noun

шах • (šax) m inan (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)

1. (chess) check (Russian notation: +)

Declension

Derived terms

• шахова́ть (šaxovátʹ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: շախ (šax)

See also

• мат (mat)
• ша́хматы (šáxmaty)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃâx/

Noun

ша̏х m (Latin spelling šȁh)

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

Declension

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

шах

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

шах • (šax) m inan (genitive ша́ху, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хів)

1. shah

Declension

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шах”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “шах”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “шах”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “шах”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)