ख़ुशक़िस्मत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خوش قسمت (xʷuš-qismat); equivalent to ख़ुश (xuś, “happy; good”) + क़िस्मत (qismat, “fate, destiny”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /xʊʃ.qɪs.mət̪/, [xʊʃ.qɪs.mɐt̪], /kʰʊʃ.kɪs.mət̪/, [kʰʊʃ.kɪs.mɐt̪]
Adjective
ख़ुशक़िस्मत • (xuśqismat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خوش قسمت)
- lucky, fortunate (of people)
- Synonym: भाग्यशाली (bhāgyaśālī) (also for abstract objects and things)
- Antonym: बदक़िस्मत (badqismat)
Derived terms
- ख़ुशक़िस्मती (xuśqismatī)
- ख़ुशक़िस्मती से (xuśqismatī se)