שחמט
Hebrew
Etymology
From Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty), ultimately from Persian شاه مات (shâh mât, “checkmate”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaχ.ˈmat/
Noun
שַׁחְמָט • (shakhmát) m (no plural forms)
- chess (two-player board game)
Synonyms
- מִשְׂחַק הַמְּלָכִים (miskhák ham'lakhím)
- אִישְׁקוּקָה ('ishkuká), אִישְׁקוּקִי ('ishkukí)