kis|met
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kis·met — /ˈkızˌmɛt/ noun [noncount] : a power that is believed to control what happens in the future : ↑fate When we first met each other, we knew it must have been kismet (that brought us together) … Useful english dictionary
kis — ag·kis·tro·don; dy·a·kis·dodecahedral; dy·a·kis·dodecahedron; het·er·a·kis; hex·a·kis·octahedron; hex·a·kis·tetrahedron; kis·ka·dee; kis; kis·lev; kis·met; kis·sar; kis·si; kis·wa; lin·kis·ter; phen·a·kis·to·scope; tet·ra·kis·azo;… … English syllables
kismet — kis·met … English syllables
kismet — kis|met [ˈkızmet, ˈkıs ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Turkish; Origin: Arabic qismah share you receive by luck ] literary the things that will happen to you in your life = ↑fate … Dictionary of contemporary English
kismet — kis|met [ kız,met, kızmət ] noun uncount the belief that what happens to you in your life is already planned and that you cannot control it: DESTINY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Kismet — Kis|met das; s <über türk. kismet aus arab. qisma »Zugeteiltes«> das dem Menschen von Allah zugeteilte Los (zentraler Begriff der islam. Religion) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
kismet — kis•met [[t]ˈkɪz mɪt, mɛt, ˈkɪs [/t]] n. fate; destiny • Etymology: 1840–50; < Turkish < Pers qismat < Ar qismah portion, fate, akin to qasama to divide … From formal English to slang
Kismet — Vorherbestimmung; Prädestination; Fastum; Los; Vorbestimmung * * * Kịs|met 〈n.; s; unz.; Islam〉 das unabwendbare Schicksal [<türk. qizmet <arab. qismat „Anteil, das dem Menschen von Allah zugeteilte Los“] * * * Kịs|met, das; s [türk.… … Universal-Lexikon
kismet — [kiz′met, kis′met] n. [Turk kısmet < Ar qisma(t), a portion, lot, fate < qasama, to divide] fate; destiny … English World dictionary
kismat — Kismet Kis met, n. [Per. qismat.] Destiny; fate. [Written also {kismat}.] [Oriental] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
