Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tsabta" shine kawar da ƙazanta ko ƙazanta, don tsarkakewa, ko tsaftacewa. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga aikin cire guba ko wasu abubuwa masu cutarwa daga jiki ta hanyar takamaiman abinci ko tsari. Bugu da ƙari, ana iya amfani da "tsabta" a alamance don bayyana tsarin tsarkakewa ko kawar da tunani, motsin rai, ko halaye mara kyau ko maras so.