شاهمات
Persian
Alternative forms
- شهمات (šah mât), شهمات (šahmât)
Etymology
Literally, “the king is amazed”, from شاه (šâh, “king”) + مات (mât, “amazed”). According to Barnhardt, the second element was confused with مَاتَ (māta, “to die”) and borrowed into Romance languages with the sense "the king died."[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃɑːh mɑːt]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɑːʱ mɑːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃɑː mɑːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃɔː mɔːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɒːʱ mɒːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɔʱ mɔt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šāh māt |
| Dari reading? | šāh māt |
| Iranian reading? | šâh mât |
| Tajik reading? | šoh mot |
References
- Robert K. Barnhart, editor (1988) Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, H. W. Wilson Co.
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