"échec et mat" meaning in French

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Interjection

IPA: /e.ʃɛ.k‿e mat/ Audio: Fr-Paris--échec et mat.ogg [Paris]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”). Perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|eschec mat|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French eschec mat, {{inh+|fr|fro|eschec mat}} Inherited from Old French eschec mat, {{der|fr|ar|شَاه مَاتَ}} Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), {{der|fr|fa|شاه مات|t=the king 􂀿is􂁀 conquered|tr=šâh mât}} Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”), {{der|fr|ar|مَاتَ|t=to die}} Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”)
  1. checkmate
    Sense id: en-échec_et_mat-fr-intj-XZrRaXmT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /e.ʃɛ.k‿e mat/ Audio: Fr-Paris--échec et mat.ogg [Paris]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”). Perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|eschec mat|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French eschec mat, {{inh+|fr|fro|eschec mat}} Inherited from Old French eschec mat, {{der|fr|ar|شَاه مَاتَ}} Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), {{der|fr|fa|شاه مات|t=the king 􂀿is􂁀 conquered|tr=šâh mât}} Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”), {{der|fr|ar|مَاتَ|t=to die}} Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} échec et mat m (uncountable)
  1. checkmate Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-échec_et_mat-fr-noun-XZrRaXmT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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