kismet

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kismet^¹

/ˈkɪz.mɛt/ UK, US
/ˈkɪs.mɛt/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet, “fate, destiny”) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “division, lot, destiny”).

noun kismets · kismat · Kismet

uncountable, usually Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny. But these things are kismet, and we only find out all about them just when any knowledge is too late.
Similar: destiny, fate, fortune, lot, chance, destin, doom, fatality, foredoom, foreordination, kismet, orlay

Kismet^²

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
A small city in Seward County, Kansas.
A hamlet in Suffolk County, New York.

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noun fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny

Español	hado, destino, sino, kismet
中文	命運 /命运 mìngyùn
हिन्दी	क़िस्मत qismat, किसमत kismat, तक़दीर taqdīr, तकदीर takdīr, किस्मत kismat, लेख lekh
Português	fado, destino, sina, quismete
Français	destin
Italiano	destino, fato
Română	câsmet
Русский	кисме́т kismét, судьба́ sudʹbá
العربية	قِسْمَة qisma

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@misc{kismet_2026,
  title = {kismet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kismet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}