kismet
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “fate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪz.mɛt/, /ˈkɪs.mɛt/
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Noun[edit]
kismet (usually uncountable, plural kismets)
- Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
- 2016, Derek James, "How I learned to appreciate Tim Duncan", Hardwood Paroxysm:
- "Whether it was kismet, luck, or Divine Intervention, we don't know."
- 2016, Derek James, "How I learned to appreciate Tim Duncan", Hardwood Paroxysm:
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kìsmet m (Cyrillic spelling кѝсмет)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kismet
Synonyms[edit]
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- English terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Arabic
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns