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Welsh
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king amazed”).
Noun
siachmat m (plural siachmatau, not mutable)
- (chess) checkmate
Derived terms
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