How to say "chess" in Arabic

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Meaningchess

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

شَطْرَنْج

shaṭranjשטרנג'

شطرنج

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

שחמט

shakhmatشَاخْمَات

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لَعِبَ الشَّطْرَنْج

laʿiba ash-shaṭranjלעב א-שטרנג'

He played chess.