chekmat

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cheke-mate, chekmaat, chek-maat, chek mat, chekmate, chek-mate, chek mate === Etymology === From Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”), perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”). Equivalent to chek +‎ mat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌmaːt/, /ˈt͡ʃɛːkˌmaːt/ === Interjection === chekmat (chess) Said when the opponent's king is captured. [from 14th c.] ==== Descendants ==== English: checkmate === Noun === chekmat (uncountable) checkmate (total defeat or ruination) ==== Descendants ==== English: checkmate === Adjective === chekmat Totally defeated or ruined. === References === “chek-māt, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.