Etymology

Kasba

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Today it means: A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Full definition →

Bengali কসবা ← Arabic قَصَبَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقَصَبَة
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromকসবা
  3. English todayKasba

Borrowed from Bengali কসবা (kosba), from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba). Doublet of casbah.

Words from the same roots

Arabicقَصَبَة all →

casbahcassabaqasab

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