Ma'anar ƙamus na "mai yatsa" ya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Ga wasu ma’anoni masu yuwuwa: (fi'ili) don taɓa ko sarrafa wani abu da yatsun hannu, sau da yawa ta hanya mai laushi ko daidai(adjective) samun yatsu, ko mallaka wani nau'i ko adadin yatsu (adjective) da aka gano ko kama shi a matsayin wanda ake tuhuma ko mai aikata wani laifi, galibi bisa ga shaidar zahiri kamar ta yatsa(adjective) ƙawata ko ƙawata. tare da tsinkaya mai kama da yatsa ko alama(siffa) mai siffar ko kamannin yatsa