Kismet

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Kismet

Postby sluggo » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:57 pm

Kismet
("fate, destiny") {from Arabic>Turkish Quismah: portion}

Just came across this in a book. Seems strangely unfamiliar. Found a couple of examples here that don't seem to elucidate much on easy use.
Any thoughts?
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Postby Ferrus » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:53 pm

A yiddish word I do believe - must have originated in New York slang?

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Postby skinem » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:54 am

What I know of Kismet comes from this movie--therefore I'm sure it's accurate.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048260/

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Postby Palewriter » Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:59 pm

A yiddish word I do believe - must have originated in New York slang?
Not Yiddish, surely. Turkish (from Persian and Arabic).

Not that I mean to be a kibitzer. :)

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