Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tsabta" ita ce kawar da datti, datti, ko abubuwan da ba'a so daga wani abu, ko don yin wani abu daga datti, alama, ko tabo. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga yanayin rashin ƙazanta, alamomi, ko tabo, ko ga wani abu da bai gurɓata ko ƙazanta ba. Tsabta kuma na iya nufin tsaftar ɗabi'a ko marar laifi, ko kuma zama mai gaskiya da fayyace cikin ayyukan mutum ko mu'amalarsa. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa lissafin lafiya mai tsafta, ma'ana ya kuɓuta daga cuta ko rashin lafiya. A cikin sãɓãwar launukansa, "tsabta" kuma na iya nufin samun nasarar cin gwajin magani.
Go clean yourselves up!
l gave him a clean death.
Give me a good, clean death any day.
Yes, you'll clean his clothes.
Let her clean your wound,