kismet
pronunciation
How to pronounce kismet in British English:
UK [ˈkɪzmet]
How to pronounce kismet in American English:
US ['kɪzmet]
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- Noun:
- (Islam) the will of Allah
Word Origin
- kismet (n.)
- "fate, destiny," 1834, from Turkish qismet, from Arabic qismah, qismat "portion, lot, fate," from root of qasama "he divided." From a nation of enthusiasts and conquerors, the Osmanlis became a nation of sleepers and smokers. They came into Europe with the sword in one hand and the Koran in the other: were they driven out of their encampment, it would be with the Koran in one hand and the pipe in the other, crying: 'Kismet! Kismet! Allah kehrim!' (God hath willed it! God is great!) [Dr. James O. Noyes, "The Ottoman Empire," "The Knickerbocker," October 1858] Popularized as the title of a novel in 1877.
Example
- 1. The brutal kismet give me this bloody curse .
- 2. Okay , here we are . March 28 , cafe kismet .
- 3. Is that kismet or what , buddy ?
- 4. And you didn 't believe in kismet ?
- 5. Metaphysics is the essence and kismet of human , and it is impossible to be refused .