шах

See also: щях and щах

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃa̟x]

Noun

шах • (šahm

  1. (countable) shah
  2. (uncountable) chess
  3. (uncountable, chess) check
  4. (countable) chess set (pieces and board)

Declension

Declension of шах
singular plural
indefinite шах
šah
ша́хове
šáhove
definite
(subject form)
ша́хът
šáhǎt
ша́ховете
šáhovete
definite
(object form)
ша́ха
šáha
vocative form ша́хо
šáho
ша́хове
šáhove

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic شاح
Cyrillic шах
Latin şax

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh).

Noun

шах • (şax)

  1. shah

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃax]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

шах • (šahm (relational adjective шаховски)

  1. (countable) shah
  2. (uncountable) chess
  3. (uncountable, chess) check
  4. (countable) chess set (pieces and board)

Declension

Declension of шах
singular plural
indefinite шах (šah) шахови (šahovi)
definite unspecified шахот (šahot) шаховите (šahovite)
definite proximal шахов (šahov) шаховиве (šahovive)
definite distal шахон (šahon) шаховине (šahovine)
vocative шаху (šahu) шахови (šahovi)
count form шаха (šaha)

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

MongolianCyrillic
ᠰᠢᠬ᠎ᠠ
(sik-a)
шах
(šax)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

шах • (šax)

  1. a player's own shagai in a game of knucklebones

Etymology 2

MongolianCyrillic
ᠱᠠᠾ
(šah)
шах
(šax)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

шах • (šax)

  1. shah

Further reading

  • шах 1”, шах 2”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂax]
  • Rhymes: -ax

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Noun

шах • (šaxm anim (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)

  1. shah
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Schach.

Noun

шах • (šaxm inan (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)

  1. (chess) check (Russian notation: +)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: շախ (šax)

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃâx/

Noun

ша̏х m inan (Latin spelling šȁh)

  1. (countable) shah
  2. (uncountable) chess
  3. (uncountable, chess) check

Declension

Declension of шах
singular plural
nominative ша̏х ша̏хови
genitive шаха шахова
dative шаху шаховима
accusative шах шахове
vocative шаше / шаху шахови
locative шаху шаховима
instrumental шахом шаховима

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃax]

Noun

шах • (šaxm inan (genitive ша́ху, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хів)

  1. shah

Declension

Declension of шах
(inan velar masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative шах
šax
ша́хи
šáxy
genitive ша́ху
šáxu
ша́хів
šáxiv
dative ша́хові, ша́ху
šáxovi, šáxu
ша́хам
šáxam
accusative шах
šax
ша́хи
šáxy
instrumental ша́хом
šáxom
ша́хами
šáxamy
locative ша́ху
šáxu
ша́хах
šáxax
vocative ша́ху
šáxu
ша́хи
šáxy

Further reading