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كسبه

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the acquisition of sustenance and wealth through effort and action. It extends to earning, earning a living, and the resulting possessions or income. It also encompasses related concepts like effort, striving, and the nature of one's earnings.

Derived headwords

كَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to earnboth

    To acquire wealth or sustenance through labor or effort.

  2. 2.
    to gainboth

    To obtain or achieve something, often through effort or merit.

يَكْسِبُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he earns itboth

    The present tense conjugation for 'he earns it', referring to the acquisition of sustenance or wealth.

كَسْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    earningboth

    The act or result of earning money or sustenance.

  2. 2.
    acquisitionboth

    The act of obtaining or acquiring something.

تَكَسَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek a livingboth

    To actively seek and strive for one's livelihood or sustenance.

اكْتَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquireboth

    To gain or obtain something, often through effort or action.

  2. 2.
    to striveboth

    To exert oneself and make an effort to achieve something.

  3. 3.
    to actclassical

    To engage in actions or transactions.

مَكْسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    earningsboth

    The income or profit gained from work or effort.

  2. 2.
    place of earningclassical

    A place where one earns a living.

مَكْسَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    earningsboth

    The income or profit gained from work or effort.

  2. 2.
    means of livelihoodclassical

    Something that provides a way to earn a living.

كَسْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    good earningsclassical

    Referring to good or pure earnings, implying ethical acquisition.

كِسْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    good earningsclassical

    Referring to good or pure earnings, implying ethical acquisition.

كَسُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    earning muchboth

    A person who is skilled at earning a lot of money or sustenance.

كَسَّابadjective
  1. 1.
    earning muchboth

    A person who is skilled at earning a lot of money or sustenance.

كَسَّابnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    A name for a wolf, possibly due to its predatory nature.

كَسْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female dogclassical

    A name for a female dog.

كَزْبِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    male dogclassical

    A name for a male dog.

  2. 2.
    proper nameclassical

    A given name.

ابْنُ الكَسِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    illegitimate childclassical

    A child born out of wedlock.

الكِسْبnoun
  1. 1.
    fat essenceclassical

    The rendered essence or extract of fat.

كِيْسَبname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

الكُوَاسِبnoun
  1. 1.
    birds of preyboth

    Birds of prey, such as eagles and falcons.

أَبُو كَاسِبname
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    A kunya (patronymic name) for a wolf.

Parallel reading

كَسَبَ يَكْسِبُهُ كَسْبًا وكَسْبًا، وتَكَسَّبَ واكْتَسَبَ: طَلَبَ الرِّزْقَ
He earned, he earns it, earning and earning, and he sought a living and acquired: he sought sustenance.
أَوْ كَسَبَ: أَصَابَ
Or he earned: he obtained.
وَاكْتَسَبَ: تَصَرَّفَ وَاجْتَهَدَ
And he acquired: he acted and strove.
وَكَسَبَهُ: جَمَعَهُ
And he earned it: he gathered it.
وَفُلَانًا مَالًا: كَأَكْسَبَهُ إِيَّاهُ فَكَسَبَهُ هُوَ
And he gave someone wealth: as if he caused him to earn it, so he earned it himself.
وَفُلَانٌ طَيِّبُ المَكْسَبِ والمَكْسَبِ والمَكْسَبَةِ، كَالْمَغْفِرَةِ، وَالْكِسْبَةِ، بِالْكَسْرِ، أَيْ: طَيِّبُ الْكَسْبِ
And so-and-so has good earnings, and a good place of earning, and a good means of livelihood, like forgiveness, and good earnings, with kasra, meaning: good earning.
وَرَجُلٌ كَسُوبٌ وَكَسَّابٌ
And a man is earning much and earning much.
وَكَالسَّمُورِ: نَبْتٌ
And like the samur: a plant.
وَكَسَّابٌ، كَقَطَامٍ: الذِّئْبُ
And Kassab, like Qattām: the wolf.
كَسْبَةٌ: مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ إِنَاثِ الْكِلَابِ
Kasbah: from the names of female dogs.
وَكَزُبَيْرٍ: لِذُكُورِهَا، وَاسْمٌ
And Kazbeer: for their males, and a name.
وَابْنُ الْكَسِيبِ: وَلَدُ الزِّنَا
And Ibn al-Kasīb: the illegitimate child.
وَالْكِسْبُ، بِالضَّمِّ: عُصَارَةُ الدُّهْنِ
And al-Kisb, with damma: the rendered essence of fat.
وَمَنِيعُ بْنُ الْأَكْسَبِ: شَاعِرٌ
And Manīʿ ibn al-Aksab: a poet.
وَالْكَوَاسِبُ: الْجَوَارِحُ
And al-Kawāsib: the birds of prey.
وَأَبُو كَاسِبٍ: الذِّئْبُ
And Abū Kāṣib: the wolf.
وَسُمُّوا: كَاسِبًا وَكَيْسَبَةً
And they were named: Kāṣib and Kaysabah.