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كَسْب
gain, earning /ˈkasb/
nounB1#2636 most common
Also: profit, acquisition, income
Example sentences
هَذَا كَسْبٌ كَبِيرٌ.
This is a big gain.
أُحِبُّ كَسْبَ المَالِ.
I like earning money.
كَسْبُ الثِّقَةِ صَعْبٌ.
Earning trust is hard.
يَعْمَلُ بِجِدٍّ مِنْ أَجْلِ كَسْبِ عَيْشِهِ.
He works hard to earn his living.
كَسْبُ رِضَا النَّاسِ لَيْسَ هَدَفِي الوَحِيدَ.
Earning people's approval is not my only goal.
لَا يُمْكِنُ كَسْبُ احْتِرَامِ الآخَرِينَ دُونَ صِدْقٍ فِي التَّعَامُلِ.
One cannot earn the respect of others without honesty in dealing with them.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَسْبٌ | أَكْسَابٌ |
| Genitive | كَسْبٍ | أَكْسَابٍ |
| Accusative | كَسْبًا | أَكْسَابًا |
| Vocative | يَا كَسْبُ | يَا أَكْسَابُ |
Word family
كَسَبَto earn, to gain
كَاسِبone who earns, a breadwinner
مَكْسَبa gain, a profit
اكْتَسَبَto acquire, to gain (over time)
مُكْتَسَبan acquired gain, an achievement
Etymology
Kasb is the verbal noun of the Form I verb kasaba, built on the root k-s-b, which carries the sense of earning or gaining through effort. The root appears across the Quran and classical Arabic in both material and moral senses, covering money earned and deeds accrued. It is a native Semitic root with no established Indo-European link.
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