ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قسمت (qismat), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma). Compare Hindi क़िस्मत (qismat).

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
  • ਕਿਸਮਤ ਦਾ ਧਨੀ (kismat dā dhanī, “fortunate”)
  • ਕਿਸਮਤ ਦਾ ਬਲੀ (kismat dā balī, “unfortunate”)

References
  • “ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • “ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.