כריש
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Root |
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כ־ר־שׁ (k-r-š) |
From Aramaic כַּרְשָׁא (karšā), cognate with Arabic قِرْش (qirš).
Noun edit
כָּרִישׁ • (karísh) m (plural indefinite כְּרִישִׁים, feminine counterpart כְּרִישָׁה) [pattern: קָטִיל]
- shark
- (slang, borrowed) deserving appreciation
References edit
- “כריש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- כריש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he