כריש
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| כ־ר־שׁ (k-r-sh) |
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
