قسمت
Arabic
Etymology 1
Verb
قسمت (form I)
- قَسَمْتُ (qasamtu) /qa.sam.tu/: first-person singular past active of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قَسَمْتَ (qasamta) /qa.sam.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قَسَمْتِ (qasamti) /qa.sam.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قَسَمَتْ (qasamat) /qa.sa.mat/: third-person feminine singular past active of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قُسِمْتُ (qusimtu) /qu.sim.tu/: first-person singular past passive of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قُسِمْتَ (qusimta) /qu.sim.ta/: second-person masculine singular past passive of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قُسِمْتِ (qusimti) /qu.sim.ti/: second-person feminine singular past passive of قَسَمَ (qasama)
- قُسِمَتْ (qusimat) /qu.si.mat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of قَسَمَ (qasama)
Etymology 2
Verb
قسمت (form II)
- قَسَّمْتُ (qassamtu) /qas.sam.tu/: first-person singular past active of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قَسَّمْتَ (qassamta) /qas.sam.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قَسَّمْتِ (qassamti) /qas.sam.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قَسَّمَتْ (qassamat) /qas.sa.mat/: third-person feminine singular past active of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قُسِّمْتُ (qussimtu) /qus.sim.tu/: first-person singular past passive of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قُسِّمْتَ (qussimta) /qus.sim.ta/: second-person masculine singular past passive of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قُسِّمْتِ (qussimti) /qus.sim.ti/: second-person feminine singular past passive of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
- قُسِّمَتْ (qussimat) /qus.si.mat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of قَسَّمَ (qassama)
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- գըսմէթ (kısmet) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma). Cognate with Classical Persian قِسْمَت (qismat).
Noun
قسمت • (kısmet)
Related terms
- قسم (kısm)
Descendants
- Turkish: kısmet
- → Crimean Tatar: qısmet
- → Albanian: kësmet
- → Armenian: ղսմաթ (ġsmatʻ)
- → Hungarian: kiszmet
- → Macedonian: касмет (kasmet)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → English: kismet, kismat
- → Russian: кисмет (kismet)
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kısmak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2637
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قسمت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 960
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kısmet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قسمت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1453
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma), from قَسَمَ (qasama). Cognate with Ottoman Turkish قِسْمَت (kısmet).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qis.ˈmat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɪs.mǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qes.mǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qis.mǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qismat |
| Dari reading? | qismat |
| Iranian reading? | ġesmat |
| Tajik reading? | qismat |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | قسمت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | қисмат |
قسمت • (qesmat) (plural قسمتها (qesmat-hâ))
- part, portion, section, division
- Synonyms: سهم (sahm), بخش (baxš), جزء (joz')
- قسمت شهر ― qesmat-e šahr ― portion of the city
- به سه قسمت تقسیم شده بود.
- be se qesmat taqsim šode bud.
- It was divided into three parts.
- 2024 April 30, “یک سند محرمانه از تعرض جنسی به نیکا شاکرمی و جزئیات قتل او به دست نیروهای امنیتی ایران پرده برداشت”, in bbc.com/persian[3], BBC Persian:
- پس از بازداشت و انتقال او به قسمت پشت وانت یخچالدار، یکی از مردان در حالیکه روی نیکا نشسته بود به آزار و اذیت جنسی او پرداخت.
- pas az bâzdâšt o enteqâl-e u be qesmat-e pošt-e vânet-e yaxčâl-dâr, yeki az mardân dar hâli-ke ru-ye nikâ nešaste bud be âzâr o aziyat-e jensi-ye u pardâxt.
- After arresting her and moving her to the back part of the refrigerated truck, one of the men began sexually harassing her while sitting on top of her.
- lot, kismet, fate, destiny
- division
- قابل قسمت ― qâbel-e qesmat ― divisible
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: qismət
- → Bengali: কিসমত (kiśomot), কিসমৎ (kiśomot)
- → Georgian: ყისმათი (q̇ismati)
- → Gujarati: કિસ્મત (kismat)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi: ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ (qismat), قِسْمَت (qismat)
- → Uyghur: قىسمەت (qismet)
- → Uzbek: qismat
Punjabi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian قِسْمَت (qismat), borrowed from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma), from قَسَمَ (qasama).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /qɪs.mət̪/, [kɪsᵊ.mət̪ᵊ]
Noun
قِسْمَت • (qismat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | قِسْمَت (qismat) | قِسْمَتاں (qismatāṉ) |
| oblique | قِسْمَت (qismat) | قِسْمَتاں (qismatāṉ) |
| vocative | قِسْمَتے (qismate) | قِسْمَتو (qismato) |
| ablative | قِسْمَتوں (qismatoṉ) | قِسْمَتاں (qismatāṉ) |
| locative | قِسْمَتی (qismatī) | قِسْمَتِیں (qismatīṉ) |
| instrumental | قِسْمَتِیں (qismatīṉ) | قِسْمَتے (qismate) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “قِسمَت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “قسمت”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਕਿਸਮਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Urdu
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian قِسْمَت (qismat), borrowed from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma), from قَسَمَ (qasama).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɪs.mət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Hyphenation: قِسْ‧مَت
Noun
قِسْمَت • (qismat) f (Hindi spelling क़िस्मत)
Descendants
- → Tamil: கிஸ்மத் (kismat)