ख़ुशक़िस्मती (khushqismtii)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'good luck, good fortune' -- built from ख़ुश (khush, 'happy') plus क़िस्मत (qismat, 'fate') plus the abstract-noun suffix ई (ii).
Sense
1
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good luck, good fortune
noun, feminine Very commonly used in the adverbial phrase ख़ुशक़िस्मती से (khushqismtii se, 'fortunately') to open a sentence.
Synonyms: क़िस्मत (qismat), भाग्य (bhaagy), सौभाग्य (saubhaagy, formal), नसीब (nasiib)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word is a nice example of Hindi-Urdu blending: ख़ुश (khush) and क़िस्मत (qismat) are both Persian-derived, glued together with the native Hindi abstract suffix ई (ii) -- you'll see the same pattern in बदक़िस्मती (badqismtii, 'bad luck'), its natural opposite.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often forget the से (se) when trying to say 'fortunately' -- ख़ुशक़िस्मती से (khushqismtii se) is the fixed sentence-opener, while ख़ुशक़िस्मती (khushqismtii) alone is just the noun 'good luck', not the adverb. 2) The nuqta on both ख़ and क़ is often dropped in casual writing (खुशकिस्मती), which is common and acceptable in informal contexts but not the standard spelling.
Sample Sentences:
यह मेरी ख़ुशक़िस्मती है कि मुझे ऐसे दोस्त मिले।
It's my good fortune that I got such friends.
(yah merii khushqismtii hai ki mujhe aise dost mile।)
उसकी ख़ुशक़िस्मती थी कि ट्रेन छूटने से बच गई।
It was his good luck that he managed to catch the train.
(uskii khushqismtii thii ki tren chhootne se bach gaii।)
क्या यह सिर्फ़ ख़ुशक़िस्मती है या तुम्हारी मेहनत का फल?
Is this just good fortune, or the fruit of your hard work?
(kyaa yah sirf khushqismtii hai yaa tumhaarii mehnat kaa phal?)
काश मुझे भी उतनी ख़ुशक़िस्मती मिलती।
If only I too had such good fortune.
(kaash mujhe bhii utnii khushqismtii miltii।)
उम्मीद है इस बार ख़ुशक़िस्मती हमारे साथ रहे।
I hope good luck stays with us this time.
(ummiid hai is baar khushqismtii hamaare saath rahe।)
इस नौकरी का मिलना उसकी ख़ुशक़िस्मती से कम नहीं था।
Getting this job was nothing less than his good fortune.
(is naukrii kaa milnaa uskii khushqismtii se kam nahiin thaa।)
ख़ुशक़िस्मती हमेशा साथ नहीं देती, कभी मेहनत भी करनी पड़ती है।
Good luck doesn't always favor you; sometimes you have to work hard too.
(khushqismtii hameshaa saath nahiin detii, kabhii mehnat bhii karnii padtii hai।)
उनके परिवार पर हमेशा से ख़ुशक़िस्मती की छाया रही है।
The shadow of good fortune has always rested over their family.
(unke parivaar par hameshaa se khushqismtii kii chhaayaa rahii hai।)
भगवान की कृपा और ख़ुशक़िस्मती से ही यह संभव हो पाया।
It was only through God's grace and good fortune that this became possible.
(bhagvaan kii kripaa aur khushqismtii se hii yah sambhav ho paayaa।)
अपनी ख़ुशक़िस्मती पर भरोसा मत करो, अपनी काबिलियत पर करो।
Don't rely on your good luck; rely on your ability.
(apnii khushqismtii par bharosaa mat karo, apnii kaabiliyat par karo।)
यह मेरे जीवन की सबसे बड़ी ख़ुशक़िस्मती रही है कि मुझे ऐसे गुरु मिले।
It has been the greatest good fortune of my life to have found such a teacher.
(yah mere jiivan kii sabse badii khushqismtii rahii hai ki mujhe aise guru mile।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
ख़ुशक़िस्मती
(khushqismtii)
(sg.f.oblique):
ख़ुशक़िस्मती
(khushqismtii)
(pl.f.direct):
ख़ुशक़िस्मतियाँ
(khushqismtiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
ख़ुशक़िस्मतियों
(khushqismtiyon)