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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdestin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /dɛs.tɛ̃/
"Leur rencontre semblait être le destin."
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Destiny; fate; the power or agency that determines the future.
"Meeting her on the train felt like pure kismet, completely changing the course of my life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Turkish word 'kismet', meaning 'lot, portion, or fate', which ultimately traces back to the Arabic 'qismah' meaning 'division or apportionment'. It entered the English language in the early 19th century via British India, reflecting colonial interactions with Persian and Urdu literary terms for destiny.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kismet" is said worldwide
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destin
Transliteration: /dɛs.tɛ̃/
"Leur rencontre semblait être le destin."
Schicksal
Transliteration: /ˈʃɪk.zaːl/
"Es war reines Schicksal, dass sie sich trafen."
destino
Transliteration: /deˈsti.no/
"Era scritto nel destino."
destino
Transliteration: /desˈti.no/
"Parecía que el destino los había reunido."
destino
Transliteration: /deʃˈti.nu/
"Foi obra do destino nos encontrarmos."
किस्मत
Transliteration: kismat
"यह तो किस्मत का खेल है।"
天意
Transliteration: tiānyì
"这一切仿佛是天意安排。"
운명
Transliteration: unmyeong
"그들의 만남은 운명이었다."
運命
Transliteration: unmei
"彼らの出会いはまさに運命だった。"
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