Kismet

kis·met ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kzmt, -mt)
n. Fate; fortune.

[Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qisma, lot, from qasama, to divide, allot. See qsm in Semitic Roots.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

kismet was Word of the Day on May 2, 2000. (Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day )

\Kis"met\, n. [Per. qismat.] Destiny; fate. [Written also kismat.] [Oriental]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

n : (Islamic) the will of Allah [syn: kismat]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

kismet, KS (city, FIPS 37325)
Location: 37.20500 N, 100.70057 W
Population (1990): 421 (174 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67859
kismet, NY
Zip code(s): 11706