What does kismet mean? Kismet means fate or destiny. In Islam, kismet refers to the will of Allah. But it is popularly used to refer to something that one believes was “meant to be”—or the reason why such a thing happened. It can also be spelled kismat, but that's much less common.

What does it mean if something is kismet?

: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future : fate When we first met each other, we knew it must have been kismet (that brought us together).

Is kismet Yiddish or Arabic?

The word kismet comes from the Arabic word ḳismat, meaning “division, portion, lot.” You can think of kismet as your lot in life, or your fate. You'll often hear the word used in relation to something significant that came about entirely by chance.