Where does “מאת” come from?
מאת (Judeo-Arabic) comes from Arabic مَاتَ, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.
מאת (Judeo-Arabic): to die
Ancestry of “מאת”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَاتَ | to die, to perish |
| 2 | Persian | شاه مات | checkmate |