Kismat: 2 definitions

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Kismat means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Kismat has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kismata.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kismat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) fate, fortune, lot, luck; ~[vara] lucky, fortunate; —[ajamana] to take one’s chance, to chance one’s arm, to try one’s luck; —[ka khela] irony of fate; —[cakkara/phera] (a stroke of) ill luck; —[ka dhani] lucky, fortunate; —[ka likha] the decree of fate, dictates of destiny; —[ka hetha] one who is humbled by fortune, not a favourite of Dame Luck; —[apane hatha mem hoti hai] every man is the architect of his own fate; —[kisi ko takhta deti hai, kisi ko takhta] fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother;—[khulana/camakana/jagana/phirana] to have a favourable turn of fortune, to have an advent of good luck; —[palatana/ulatana] to have a turn of fortune, to have a sudden change in the course of one’s luck; —[phutana] to fall into adversity, to have a stroke of ill luck; —[ladana] to have a run of good luck; —[ladana] to test/try one’s luck; —[so jana] fortune to turn its back upon..—kismat (किस्मत) is alternatively transliterated as Kismata.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kismat (கிஸ்மத்) noun < Arabic qismat. Fate; விதி. [vithi.] Muhammadan usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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