1. kismet-n. fate; destiny; fortune; providence; predestination ;portion; karma; lot
2. kismet- 1834, from Turk. qismet, from Ar. qismah, qismat "portion, lot, fate," from root of qasama "he divided."
3. kismet Origin: 1840–50; < Turk < Pers qismat < Ar qismah division, portion, lot, fate, akin to qasama to divide
4. kis·met (kĭz'mět', -mĭt)
n. Fate; fortune.
Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qisma, lot, from qasama, to divide, allot; see qsm in Semitic roots.]
After looking this up and seeing definition two, I was wondering...Does it mean "He" as in "God," "Allah," "Yahweh," or the dominant force of the universe??? My thinking is (as it it is on most things) that it is possible!
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