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ك-س-ب

The Arabic root ك-س-ب (k-s-b)

Form I verb كَسَبَ: to win

10 words in the dictionary are built from ك-س-ب, including verbs in Forms I, II, V, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Verb · Form I
to win
Verb · Form II
كَسَّبَ
to make someone gain
Verb · Form VIII
اِكْتَسَبَ
to earn
Noun
مَكْسَب
profit
Noun
اِكْتِسَاب
earning

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

كَسَبَ · present يَكْسِبُ
Form I · The plain action

to win (a struggle or war); to earn, to gain, to try to earn a living; to gather riches, knowledge

كَسْب
Verbal noun
revenue
كَاسِب
Active participle
gainer
مَكْسُوب
Passive participle
earned
كَسَّبَ · present يُكَسِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to make someone gain, let someone share the profit

تَكْسِيب
Verbal noun
مُكَسِّب
Active participle
مُكَسَّب
Passive participle
تَكَسَّبَ · present يَتَكَسَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to gain, earn, acquire, obtain

تَكَسُّب
Verbal noun
مُتَكَسِّب
Active participle
مُتَكَسَّب
Passive participle
اِكْتَسَبَ · present يَكْتَسِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to earn, to gain, to acquire

اِكْتِسَاب
Verbal noun
earning
مُكْتَسِب
Active participle
مُكْتَسَب
Passive participle
acquired

Other nouns and adjectives

مَكْسَب
Noun
profit

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