כריש

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
כ־ר־שׁ (k-r-š)

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

Noun[edit]

כָּרִישׁ (karíshm (plural indefinite כְּרִישִׁים, feminine counterpart כְּרִישָׁה) [pattern: קָטִיל]

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

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]