मात
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मात¹
- /mɑːt̪/ Hindi, Standard
- [mäːt̪] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit मत्ता (mattā), from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tram, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-tro-m (“measurement”).
noun māt · مات · मात · मातें · मातों
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measurement, matra
Similar: मात्रा
मात²
- /mɑːt̪/ Hindi, Standard
- [mäːt̪] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā).
मात³
- /mɑːt̪/ Hindi, Standard
- [mäːt̪] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَات (māt). See there for more. The chess sense is from Classical Persian شَاه مَات (šāh māt, “the king is amazed”), for which compare English mate.
adjective māt · مات
- taken aback, astonished
- defeated, outdone
- checkmated
interjection māt
- checkmate!
noun māt · مات · मात · मातें · मातों
- defeat
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checkmate
Similar: शहमात
In English
- checkmate said when making the conclusive move in chess
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