"siach" meaning in Welsh

See siach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: siachau [plural]
Etymology: From siachmat, by analogy with English check from checkmate. A learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”). Etymology templates: {{m+|en|check}} English check, {{lbor|cy|ar|شَاه مَاتَ|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), {{der|cy|fa|شاه مات|t=the king 􂀿is􂁀 amazed|tr=šâh mât}} Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|au}} siach m (plural siachau, not mutable)
  1. (chess) check Tags: masculine, not-mutable Related terms: siachmat
    Sense id: en-siach-cy-noun-IPZcKGcb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Chess Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "check"
      },
      "expansion": "English check",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَاه مَاتَ",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta)",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شاه مات",
        "t": "the king 􂀿is􂁀 amazed",
        "tr": "šâh mât"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From siachmat, by analogy with English check from checkmate. A learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "siachau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "au"
      },
      "expansion": "siach m (plural siachau, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "cy:Chess",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "check"
      ],
      "id": "en-siach-cy-noun-IPZcKGcb",
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) check"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "siachmat"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "siach"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "check"
      },
      "expansion": "English check",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَاه مَاتَ",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta)",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شاه مات",
        "t": "the king 􂀿is􂁀 amazed",
        "tr": "šâh mât"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From siachmat, by analogy with English check from checkmate. A learned borrowing from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "siachau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "au"
      },
      "expansion": "siach m (plural siachau, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "siachmat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh learned borrowings from Arabic",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Arabic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Persian",
        "cy:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "check"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) check"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "siach"
}

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