Words Seldom Seen: Kismet

Kismet

Noun: Fate, Luck, Destiny

Example: “My kismet was strong and I succeeded.”

Kismet is often associated with Yiddish but it’s origin is Arabic via Turkic.

Photo is of another Inukshuk, this one built in the lee of Piestewa Peak.


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