Arabic word sheet
كَسَبَ
To earn, to gain
- Type
- verb
- Root
- ك س ب
Meaning and usage
To earn, to gain
To obtain goods, money or an advantage through one's work or activity. Said of someone earning a living as well as of someone making a profit.
كَسَبَ التَّاجِرُ رِبْحًا قَلِيلًا الْيَوْمَ.
The merchant earned a small profit today.
To bring upon oneself by one's deeds
To do a deed, good or bad, and reap its consequences. Said of what a person draws upon themselves by their conduct: esteem, blame, reward or penalty.
كَسَبَ الطَّالِبُ احْتِرَامَ مُعَلِّمِهِ.
The student earned his teacher's respect.
To make someone gain (classical use)
To bring someone a gain or help them obtain it. This use belongs to the classical language; today the verb of the same family meaning “to make someone gain” is used for it.
Word family
What the root means ك س ب
The root carries the idea of gathering what one needs, and then of seeking a livelihood. From it come gain, acquiring through one's own effort, and the person who earns well.
earnings, earning a living
كَسْبٌ
to acquire through effort
اِكْتَسَبَ
to strive to earn a living
تَكَسَّبَ
to make someone gain
أَكْسَبَ
a good earner
كَسُوبٌ
one who earns a great deal
كَسَّابٌ
Synonyms
to get, to attain
أَصَابَ
It only says that one reaches or obtains something, sometimes by luck, without the idea of work or profit carried by the headword.
Opposites
to lose
خَسِرَ