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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
serai (plural serais)
- (in Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts) A palace.
- A seraglio.
- A caravanserai; an inn.
References[edit]
serai in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
serai (uncountable)
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
serai
Anagrams[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
serai
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun[edit]
serai
Further reading[edit]
- “serai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Occitan[edit]
Verb[edit]
serai
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray), from Persian سرای (sarây).
Noun[edit]
serai n (plural seraiuri)
Declension[edit]
Declension of serai
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) serai | seraiul | (niște) seraiuri | seraiurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) serai | seraiului | (unor) seraiuri | seraiurilor |
vocative | seraiule | seraiurilor |
Tswana[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
serai class 7 (plural dirai)
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