כריש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ר־שׁ (k-r-sh)

From Aramaic כַּרְשָׁא (karšā), cognate with Arabic قِرْش (qirš).

Noun

כָּרִישׁ • (karísh) m (plural indefinite כְּרִישִׁים, feminine counterpart כְּרִישָׁה) [pattern: קָטִיל]

1. shark
2. (slang, borrowed) deserving appreciation

References

• “כריש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כריש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he