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) + Urdu قِسْمَت (qismat). 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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