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כריש

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
כ־ר־שׁ (k-r-sh)

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

Noun

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

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

References

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

Further reading

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