کیش‌مات

Persian

Alternative forms

کیش و مات (kēš wa māt / kiš va mât)
کیش‌ومات (kēš-wa-māt / kiš-wa-mât)
(with space) کیش مات (kēš māt / kiš mât)

Etymology

From (kēš / kiš, “check”) +‎ (māt / mât, “stunned, amazed”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /keːʃ.ˈmaːt/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ.mɑːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ.mɑːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰeːʃ.mɔːt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲiːʃ.mɒːt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰeʃ.mɔt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kēš-māt
Dari reading^?	kēš-māt
Iranian reading^?	kiš-mât
Tajik reading^?	keš-mot

Noun

کیش‌‌مات • (kēš-māt / kiš-mât) (Tajik spelling кешмот)

(chess, figuratively) checkmate
Synonym: (now rare) شاه‌مات (šāh-māt / šâh-mât)