כריש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ר־שׁ (k-r-sh)
2 terms

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

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of כָּרִישׁ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כָּרִישׁ first כְּרִישִׁי כְּרִישֵׁנוּ
definite הַכָּרִישׁ second כְּרִישְׁךָ כְּרִישֵׁךְ כְּרִישְׁכֶם כְּרִישְׁכֶן
construct כְּרִישׁ־ third כְּרִישׁוֹ כְּרִישָׁהּ כְּרִישָׁם כְּרִישָׁן
plural indefinite כְּרִישִׁים first כרישיי / כְּרִישַׁי כְּרִישֵׁינוּ
definite הַכְּרִישִׁים second כְּרִישֶׁיךָ כרישייך / כְּרִישַׁיִךְ כְּרִישֵׁיכֶם כְּרִישֵׁיכֶן
construct כְּרִישֵׁי־ third כְּרִישָׁיו כְּרִישֶׁיהָ כְּרִישֵׁיהֶם כְּרִישֵׁיהֶן

References

  • “כריש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "כריש" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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