Sharik

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The word Sharik (in some cases Shariq) may be either Arabic or Russian origin and may refer to one of the following.

[edit] Arabic derivation

The word Shariq in Arabic means " ray of light coming from between two mountain peaks". Thos is a very popular name among muslims commonly used to denote Sun in Arabic.

• Sharik Peninsula, Tunisia
• Akhnas ibn Shariq

[edit] Russian derivation

The Russian word means "small sphere", "small ball".

• Sharik is a popular dog name among Russophones. Some famous Shariks include
  • The stray dog in Bulgakov's novel Heart of a Dog and the derived Bergsma's opera The Murder of Comrade Sharik
  • The prison-yard dog who befriends the narrator in Dostoevsky's The House of the Dead
  • The dog in the Russian Three from Buttermilk Village cartoon series
• The landing unit of Voskhod spacecraft