xeque

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine) check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
2. (figuratively, masculine) a dangerous situation

Concetti

scacco

sceicco

sinonimi

xeique

Xeque

Traduzioni

sheik

Scheich

escac

jeque

jaque

شێخ

échec

Schach

check

xeic

sheik

cheik

schaak

شَيْخ

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈʃɛ.ki/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Preso in prestito da arabo: شَاه

Preso in prestito da arabo: شَيْخ

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh, “king”), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Doublet of cheque and xá.