earning in Arabic: کسب (kasb) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

دَخْل dakhl — income
رِبْح ribḥ — profit

How to use it

The English word 'earning' often refers to money obtained in return for labor or services. In Arabic, the most direct translation is "كَسْب" (kasb). However, depending on the context, "دَخْل" (dakhl - income) or "رِبْح" (ribḥ - profit) might also be appropriate.

Example sentences

كان كسبه الشهري كافياً لتغطية نفقاته.

kāna kasbuhu ash-shahrī kāfiyan lit-taghṭiyati nafaqātihī.

His monthly earnings were sufficient to cover his expenses.
زيادة الدخل القومي هدف أساسي للحكومة.

ziyādatu ad-dakhl al-qawmī hadafun ʾasāsīnun lil-ḥukūmah.

Increasing national income is a primary goal for the government.
حقق المشروع ربحاً كبيراً في سنته الأولى.

ḥaqqaqa al-mashrūʿu ribḥan kabīran fī sanatihi al-ʾūlā.

The project achieved a large profit in its first year.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Salary and Earning Gaps

الفوارق في المرتبات والإيرادات

and made the day for earning a livelihood.

« وجعلنا النهار معاشا » وقتا للمعايش.

and whatever they had been earning proved of no avail.

« فما أغنى » دفع « عنهم » العذاب « ما كانوا يكسبون » من بناء الحصون وجمع الأموال.

Then availed them not that which they had been earning.

« فما أغنى » دفع « عنهم » العذاب « ما كانوا يكسبون » من بناء الحصون وجمع الأموال.

* Educated women have increased earning capacity and productivity

• تتزايد مقدرة المرأة المتعلمة على الكسب والإنتاجية

those -- their refuge is the Fire, for that they have been earning.

« أولئك مأواهم النار بما كانوا يكسبون » من الشرك والمعاصي.

No indeed; but that they were earning has rusted upon their hearts.

« كلا » ردع وزجر لقولهم ذلك « بل ران » غلب « على قلوبهم » فغشيها « ما كانوا يكسبون » من المعاصي فهو كالصدأ.

The hourly wage the foot soldiers were earning was $3.50 in an hour.

المعدل للساعة للجندي هو ٣.٥ دولار في الساعة.

Bravo officer, you need to commercialize your music to make more earning.

أحسنتم أيها الضباط، وعليكم بالتجارة بموسيقاكم كي تجنوا المزيد من الأموال.

Many of those earning less than $100,000 can also afford to give something.

إذ أن العديد من هؤلاء الذين يكسبون أقل من مائة ألف دولار يمكنهم أيضاً أن يساهموا في عمل الخير.

(c) Material damages and loss of earnings, including loss of earning potential;

(ج) الأضرار المادية وخسائر الإيرادات، بما فيها خسائر الإيرادات المحتملة؛

Other tools, aside from schooling, can help women improve their income-earning ability.

إلى جانب التعليم، هناك أدوات أخرى قادرة على مساعدة النساء في تحسين قدراتهن على اكتساب الدخل.

Questions and answers

What's the difference between "kasb" and "dakhl"?

"Kasb" (كَسْب) often refers to the act of earning or the amount earned through effort, while "dakhl" (دَخْل) is a more general term for income, which can come from various sources.

How do you say 'high earnings' in Arabic?

You can say "كَسْب عالٍ" (kasb ʿālī) or "دَخْل مرتفع" (dakhl murtafiʿ).