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kismet
/ ˈkɪzmɛt, ˈkɪs- /
noun
Islam the will of Allah
fate or destiny
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kismet1
First recorded in 1840–50; from Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qisma, qismat- “division, portion, lot, fate,” akin to qasama “(he) divided,” from the (West) Semitic root qsm “to divide, allot”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kismet1
C19: from Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qasama he divided
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Then all of a sudden “The Pitt” happened — and it felt like kismet.
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The filming location was not intentional, López recalled — it was simply the closest subway station to LaVoo’s apartment— but something about that moment feels like kismet now.
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“It’s sort of a strange circle … There’s something kismet about the whole thing.”
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“Never Too Late” is uninterested in being much more than a glorified Wikipedia page, but it strikes up a kismet conversation with the Elton John of right now.
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But yes, as a Black woman, a Black queer woman, it felt kind of kismet.
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What does kismet mean?
Kismet means fate or destiny.In Islam, kismet refers to the will of Allah. But it is popularly used to refer to something that one believes was “meant to be”—or the reason why such a thing happened. It can also be spelled kismat, but that’s much less common.Example: We ran into each other on Valentine’s Day, and neither of us had a date, so who was I to deny kismet?
Kismet means fate or destiny.In Islam, kismet refers to the will of Allah. But it is popularly used to refer to something that one believes was “meant to be”—or the reason why such a thing happened. It can also be spelled kismat, but that’s much less common.Example: We ran into each other on Valentine’s Day, and neither of us had a date, so who was I to deny kismet?
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