sarai

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sarai¹

Where it comes from

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

noun sarais

  1. alternative Alternative form of serai (“caravanserai”).

sarai²

noun sarais

  1. alternative Alternative form of serai (“water container”).

Sarai³

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Saraj · Saray

  1. historical Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde.

Sarai⁴

Where it comes from

From Hebrew שרי (Saráy), from the plural form of שר (“master, chief”).

proper noun

  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 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.

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name female given name

EspañolSarai
हिन्दीसारै sārai
PortuguêsSarai
עבריתשָׂרַי saráy

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@misc{sarai_2026,
  title = {sarai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}