serai
English
Etymology
From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.
Noun
serai (plural serais)
- (In Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts) A palace.
- A seraglio.
- A caravanserai; an inn.
References
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for serai in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Aesir, Aries, ERISA, Resia, aesir, aires, arise, raise, reais
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ʁe/, /sʁe/
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Verb
serai
- first-person singular future indicative of être
Anagrams
- aires, raies, séria, siéra
Occitan
Verb
serai
- first-person singular future indicative of èsser
Tswana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪˈra.i/
Noun
serai class 7 (plural dirai)
- trap, snare