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kismat

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kis⋅met

[kiz-mit, -met, kis-]
–noun
fate; destiny.
Also, kis⋅mat [kiz-muht, kis-] .


Origin:
1840–50; < Turk < Pers qismat < Ar qismah division, portion, lot, fate, akin to qasama to divide
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kismet 
1834, from Turk. qismet, from Ar. qismah, qismat "portion, lot, fate," from root of qasama "he divided."
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