سراي

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرای‎ (sarây) from Middle Persian slʾd (srāy, “hall, house”), from Old Persian *srāda. Compare Old Armenian սրահ (srah, “hall; curtain”), սրահակ (srahak, “curtain”), Judeo-Persian סראה‎ (srāh, “vestibule”), Arabic سُرَادِق‎ (surādiq, “awning, tent, pavilion, canopy”), and Classical Mandaic ࡎࡓࡃࡒࡀ‎ (sradqā, “pavilion, canopy; curtain”), all Iranian borrowings.

Noun

سَرَاي • (sarāy) m (plural سَرَايَات‎ (sarāyāt))

  1. lodge, courtyard, palace
    Synonyms: بَلَاط‎ (balāṭ), قَصْر‎ (qaṣr), إِيوَان‎ (ʾīwān)

Declension

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