English Explanatory Dictionary

sarai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A caravanserai.
name
  1. Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde.
name
  1. 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

Word forms

sarai sarais Saraj Saray

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”).

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