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1. Fate, fortune, or destiny: The Johnson family left much of the planning of their journey to kismet and very happy to be away from the organized life in school and at work.
2. In Islam, the will of Allah: James learned in his book about Islam that kismet referred to the decree or desire of Allah.
3. Etymology: from the original Arabic term is qismah, qismat, meaning "portion, fate, lot"; as in, "That's his lot in life". The "t" ending was added by the Persians (qismat) and it became a part of English via Turkish (via Persian, via Arabic).
2. In Islam, the will of Allah: James learned in his book about Islam that kismet referred to the decree or desire of Allah.
3. Etymology: from the original Arabic term is qismah, qismat, meaning "portion, fate, lot"; as in, "That's his lot in life". The "t" ending was added by the Persians (qismat) and it became a part of English via Turkish (via Persian, via Arabic).
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English Words from Arabic origins
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