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Dictionary: kis·met   (kĭz'mĕt', -mĭt) pronunciation
n.
Fate; fortune.

[Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qisma, lot, from qasama, to divide, allot.]


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Physics and fate may not ordinarily be mentioned in the same breath, but a New York Times article on particle physicist Lisa Randall did it:

"Preferring to stay closer to testable reality, Dr. Randall was drawn to a bottom-up approach to theoretical physics, trying to build models that explain observed phenomena and hoping to discover principles with wider application. But Dr. Randall and string theory had their own kismet."

Link: On Gravity, Oreos and a Theory of Everything

Posted November 2, 2005.

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noun

    That which is inevitably destined: destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion, predestination. See certain/uncertain.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Fate or fortune.

pronunciation It was pure kismet that Ester happen to look down into the man hole and into the eyes of her future husband.

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Kismet may refer to:

  • Fate or Destiny in Turkish, a predetermined course of events, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qisma, lot, from qasama, to divide, allot; see qsm in Semitic roots. A key principle in Islam.


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  • Kismet, a track by Elvis Presley, which appeared in the film Harum Scarum
  • Kismet, 2007 first major album release by artist Jesca Hoop
  • Kismet, composed by Gay-Yee, performed by Bond, the fifth track on the Born album, used in the Main Theme of the film Johnny English
  • Kismet, an album collaboration of Greek and Turkish music, by Stelios Petrakis and Bijan Cherimani of the Chemirani Ensemble

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Translations: Kismet
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kismet, den uafvendelige skæbne

Nederlands (Dutch)
noodlot

Français (French)
n. - destin, sort, fortune

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kismet, Schicksal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) κισμέτ, μοίρα, πεπρωμένο

Italiano (Italian)
destino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - destino (m), sorte (f)

Русский (Russian)
судьба, рок

Español (Spanish)
n. - destino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kismet, öde (islam)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
命运, 天命

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 命運, 天命

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 운명, 숙명

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アッラーの意志, 運命

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النصيب, القدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גורל, יעוד‬


 
 
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