ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic قَسَمَ (qasama)
    Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma)bor.
    Classical Persian قِسْمَت (qismat)bor.
    Classical Persian قِسْمَت (qismat)bor.
    Urdu قِسْمَت (qismat)influ.
    Punjabi ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ (qismat)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قِسْمَت (qismat), borrowed from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma), from قَسَمَ (qasama). Compare Bengali কিসমত (kiśomot), Hindi क़िस्मत (qismat), Tamil கிஸ்மத் (kismat).

    Noun

    ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ • (qismat) f (Shahmukhi spelling قسمت)

    1. kismet; fate; destiny
      Synonyms: ਲੇਖ (lekh), ਕਰਮ (karam), ਤਕ਼ਦੀਰ (taqdīr), ਨਸੀਬ (nasīb), ਮੁਕ਼ੱਦਰ (muqaddar), ਭਾਗ (bhāg)

    Derived terms

    • ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ ਦਾ ਧਨੀ (qismat dā dhanī, “fortunate”)
    • ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ ਦਾ ਬਲੀ (qismat dā balī, “unfortunate”)

    References

    • “ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • “ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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