Kismet
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Kismet may refer to:
The first recorded use of the word in English was from Edward Backhouse Eastwick
who used the word, spelled "kismat", in his 1849 novel, "Dry Leaves from Young Egypt".
- Fate or DestinyDestinyDestiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual...
in TurkishTurkish languageTurkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
and Hindi-Urdu, a predetermined course of events, from Persian qesmat, from Arabic qisma, lot, from qasama, to divide, allot. Also used in BulgarianBulgarian languageBulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
, MacedonianMacedonian languageMacedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
, and in some dialects of Serbo-CroatianSerbo-CroatianSerbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
as luck.
The first recorded use of the word in English was from Edward Backhouse Eastwick
Edward Backhouse Eastwick
Edward Backhouse Eastwick CB was a British orientalist, diplomat and Conservative Member of Parliament....
who used the word, spelled "kismat", in his 1849 novel, "Dry Leaves from Young Egypt".
Geography
- Kismet, CaliforniaKismet, CaliforniaKismet is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad east-southeast of Fairmead, at an elevation of 279 feet ....
, an unincorporated community - Kismet, KansasKismet, KansasKismet is a city in Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 459.-Geography:Kismet is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 484 people,...
, a village near the state's southwestern corner - Kismet, New YorkKismet, New YorkKismet is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is the westernmost beach community on Fire Island, immediately west of Saltaire and east of the Fire Island Light...
, a hamlet on Fire Island, New YorkFire Island, New YorkFire Island is one of the outer barrier islands adjacent to the south shore of Long Island, New York. It is approximately long and varies between broad. Fire Island is part of Suffolk County. It comprises a number of hamlets, census-designated places , and villages, all of which lie within the...
Stage
- Kismet (play)Kismet (play)Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911 by Edward Knoblauch . The title means Fate or Destiny in Turkish and Urdu. The play ran for an extraordinary two years in London...
, the original 1911 play by Edward Knoblock - Kismet (musical)Kismet (musical)Kismet is a musical with lyrics and musical adaptation by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on Kismet, the 1911 play by Edward Knoblock...
, 1953 musical version
Film
- Kismet (1920 film)Kismet (1920 film)Kismet is a silent film version of the 1911 play Kismet by Edward Knoblock, starring Otis Skinner and Elinor Fair, and directed by Louis J. Gasnier. Skinner's daughter, author Cornelia Otis Skinner, plays a small role. This version was released by Robertson-Cole Distributing Company, and was...
, starring Otis Skinner and directed by Louis J. Gasnier - Kismet (1930 film)Kismet (1930 film)Kismet was a 1930 costume drama photographed entirely in an early widescreen process using 65mm film that Warner Bros. called Vitascope. The film was based on Edward Knoblock's play Kismet, and was previously filmed as a silent film in 1920 which also starred Otis Skinner.-Production:Warner Bros....
, starring Loretta Young and Otis Skinner - Kismet (1932 film), Hindi film directed by Baburao PatelBaburao PatelBaburao Patel was a publisher and writer.-Biography:Baburao was born to an affluent family in the Konkan area of Maharashtra. Patel was married three times, and for some time he was married to two women at once, which was legal in India then. Amongst his wives, most prominent was writer, actress,...
- Kismet (1943 film)Kismet (1943 film)Kismet is a 1943 Indian Hindi film, written and directed by Gyan Mukherjee and produced by Bombay Talkies during the second world war period, while it was in a succession battle between Devika Rani and Sashadhar Mukherjee after owner Himanshu Rai's death...
, Hindi film which stars Ashok Kumar - Kismet (1944 film)Kismet (1944 film)Kismet is a 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Page, and Florence Bates. James Craig played the young Caliph of Baghdad, and Edward Arnold was the treacherous Grand Vizier...
, starring Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich - Kismet (1955 film)Kismet (1955 film)Kismet is an American musical film in Cinemascope and Eastman Color released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the fourth movie version of Kismet—the first was released in 1920 and the second in 1930 by Warner Brothers—and the second released by MGM...
, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the 1953 musical
Music
- Kismet, a track by Elvis Presley, which appeared in Harum ScarumHarum Scarum (album)Harum Scarum is the twenty-fourth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3468, in November 1965. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 24, 25, and 26, 1965...
- Kismet, 2007 first major album release by artist Jesca HoopJesca HoopJesca Ada Hoop is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Northern California, who writes and performs in diverse musical styles, under the initial encouragement and guidance of her former employer, musician Tom Waits.-Biography:...
- Kismet, composed by Gay-Yee, performed by BondBond (band)Bond is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover music...
, the fifth track on the Born album, used in the Main Theme of the film Johnny English - Kismet, an album collaboration of Greek and Turkish music, by Stelios Petrakis and Bijan Cherimani of the Chemirani EnsembleChemirani ensembleChemirani ensemble is a notable Persian classical music ensemble.The group is made of Chemirani family:*Bijan Chemirani*Djamchid Chemirani*Keyvan Chemirani*Maryam Chemirani...
- Kismet, an album by Márta SebestyénMárta SebestyénMárta Sebestyén is a Hungarian folk vocalist, as well as a composer and actress.Sebestyén's mother is a composer, and was a music student of Zoltán Kodály. Her father was an economist and author. When Sebestyén was seven years old, her father, returning from a trip to the U.S...
, a Hungarian folk and traditional music singer - Kismet, a song on the album Thy Kingdom GoneThy Kingdom GoneThy Kingdom Gone is a concept album and the sixth full-length album by the German gothic metal band Flowing Tears. The cover art was made by Seth Siro Anton, who has previously worked with bands such as Moonspell, Soilwork, and Paradise Lost....
by the band Flowing Tears
Games
- Kismet, a card in Magic: The GatheringMagic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
by Wizards of the CoastWizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games... - Kismet, a planet from the game Escape Velocity: Nova.
- Kismet, a weapon in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New WorldTales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New WorldTales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, known in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai for the Wii as a cross of spin-off and sequel to Tales of Symphonia for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of...
- Kismet (dice game)Kismet (dice game)Kismet is the trademarked name of a commercial dice game introduced in 1964. The game's name is the Turkish word for "fate". E.William DeLaittre holds the trademark on the game, originally published by Lakeside Games, and currently produced by Endless Games. Marketed as "The Modern Game of Yacht",...
, similar to Yahtzee
Technology
- Kismet (software), software used to analyze wireless network traffic
- Kismet (robot)Kismet (robot)Kismet is a robot made in the late 1990s at Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Dr. Cynthia Breazeal. The robot's auditory, visual and expressive systems were intended to allow it to participate in human social interaction and to demonstrate simulated human emotion and appearance...
, a robot intended to demonstrate simulated emotion - Kismet (gameplay scripting), scripting tool for the Unreal Engine from Epic Games
- AkismetAkismetAkismet or Automattic Kismet is a spam filtering service. It attempts to filter link spam from blog comments and spam TrackBack pings. The filter works by combining information about spam captured on all participating blogs, and then using those spam rules to block future spam...
, short for "Automattic Kismet" [sic], a server-based spam filter.