kismet

noun /ˈkɪz.mɛt/

1. Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.

   uncountable

   But these things are kismet, and we only find out all about them just when any knowledge is too late.

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet, “fate, destiny”) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “division, lot, destiny”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry kismet (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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