échec et mat

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”). Perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃɛ.k‿e mat/ === Noun === échec et mat m (uncountable) checkmate === Interjection === échec et mat checkmate