contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL the concept of "checkmate" originates from the Persian phrase "Shāh Māt," meaning "the king is helpless" or "the king is defeated."en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkTIL the concept of "checkmate" originates from the Persian phrase "Shāh Māt," meaning "the king is helpless" or "the king is defeated."en.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoI am pretty sure Māt mean “killed” (see Spanish “matar”) and Shāh means king or lord. Shāh Māt likely means " murdered king" or “the king is dead”. EDIT: The Arab centric translation I thought of is discuased in the Etymology section of the linked article.
I am pretty sure Māt mean “killed” (see Spanish “matar”) and Shāh means king or lord. Shāh Māt likely means " murdered king" or “the king is dead”.
EDIT: The Arab centric translation I thought of is discuased in the Etymology section of the linked article.