كاسب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of كَسَبَ (kasaba, to gain), from ك س ب (k-s-b).

Noun

كَاسِب (kāsib) m (plural كَاسِبُونَ (kāsibūna) or كُسَّاب (kussāb), feminine كَاسِبَة (kāsiba))

  1. winner, earner
  2. provider
Declension

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1837), كاسب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 4
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), كاسب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 966
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