כריש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ר־שׁ‎ (k-r-š)

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

Noun

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

shark
(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

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