LessonsSix Semantic Functions of Form VIII (Iftiʿāl): Adoption, Exertion, Selection, Response, Equivalence, and Independent UsageQuiz

Taṣarruf here concerns an effort or undertaking to obtain a result.
اِكْتَسَبَ
Translation: He strove to acquire or earn.
كَسَبَ gives the basic notion of earning or obtaining. The textbook uses اِكْتَسَبَ to highlight deliberate effort toward acquisition. This is the source’s instructional contrast; it does not assert that the strength of the distinction must be identical in every usage.

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Function 2: Exertion toward a Result

Six Semantic Functions of Form VIII (Iftiʿāl): Adoption, Exertion, Selection, Response, Equivalence, and Independent Usage

Taṣarruf here concerns an effort or undertaking to obtain a result.
اِكْتَسَبَ
Translation: He strove to acquire or earn.
كَسَبَ gives the basic notion of earning or obtaining. The textbook uses اِكْتَسَبَ to highlight deliberate effort toward acquisition. This is the source’s instructional contrast; it does not assert that the strength of the distinction must be identical in every usage.