sarai
sarai is the alternative form of serai.
Meaning of serai
Noun (1)
serai (plural serais)
- A palace.
- A seraglio.
- A caravanserai; an inn.
Noun (2)
serai (plural serais)
Noun (3)
serai (uncountable)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Sarai
Sarai
- Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Sarai
Sarai
- A female given name from Hebrew, most famously borne by Sarah, the wife of Abram and mother of Isaac in the Bible, prior to her name change
- And Abram tooke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the soules that they had gotten in Haran, and they went foorth to goe into the land of Canaan: and into the land of Canaan they came.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 12:5
Forms of sarai
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sarais |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Saraj |
| alternative form | Saray |
Origin of sarai
Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”).
From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”).
From Hebrew שרי (Saráy), from the plural form of שר (“master, chief”).
Questions about sarai
- What does sarai mean?
- Sarai means either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde.
- What is sarai the alternative form of?
- Sarai is the alternative form of serai.
- What part of speech is sarai?
- Sarai is a proper noun.
Words near sarai in the dictionary
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