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JadziaDax · 06-18-2003, 01:58 AM

The Word of the Day for June 18 is:

kismet • \KIZ-met\ • (noun, often capitalized) fate

A little more information about today’s word:
Is it your fate to tie macrame while drinking coffee and eating sherbet in a minaret? That would be an unusual destiny, but if it turns out to be your kismet, you will owe much to Turkish and Arabic. We borrowed "kismet" from Turkish in the 1800s, but it ultimately derives from the Arabic "qismah," meaning "portion" or "lot." Several other terms in our bizarre opening question (namely, "macrame," "coffee," "sherbet," and "minaret") have roots in those languages too. In the case of "macrame" and "minaret," there is a little French influence as well. "Coffee" and "macrame" also have Italian relations, and "sherbet" has an ancestor in a Persian name for a type of cold drink.

My sentence:
"It was at this point in his career that kismet arranged his meeting with the young man who one day was to begin the undoing of it all."
-- Theodore Bonnet, The Mudlark

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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06-18-2003, 01:58 AM	#114 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 18 The Word of the Day for June 18 is: kismet • \KIZ-met\ • (noun, often capitalized) fate A little more information about today’s word: Is it your fate to tie macrame while drinking coffee and eating sherbet in a minaret? That would be an unusual destiny, but if it turns out to be your kismet, you will owe much to Turkish and Arabic. We borrowed "kismet" from Turkish in the 1800s, but it ultimately derives from the Arabic "qismah," meaning "portion" or "lot." Several other terms in our bizarre opening question (namely, "macrame," "coffee," "sherbet," and "minaret") have roots in those languages too. In the case of "macrame" and "minaret," there is a little French influence as well. "Coffee" and "macrame" also have Italian relations, and "sherbet" has an ancestor in a Persian name for a type of cold drink. My sentence: "It was at this point in his career that kismet arranged his meeting with the young man who one day was to begin the undoing of it all." -- Theodore Bonnet, The Mudlark Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?