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Webster 1913 Edition

Serai

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Se-ra′i

,
Noun.
[Per.
serāï
, or
sarāï
, a palace, a king’s court, a seraglio, an inn. Cf.
Caravansary
.]
A palace; a seraglio; also, in the East, a place for the accommodation of travelers; a caravansary, or rest house.

Definition 2024

serai

serai

See also: sera'i

English

Noun

serai ‎(plural serais)

  1. (In Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts) A palace.
  2. A seraglio.
  3. A caravanserai, an inn.

References

French

Verb

serai

  1. first-person singular future indicative of être

Anagrams

Lojban

Cmavo

serai

  1. (sumti tcita: x2-sumti modal of traji) superlative in

Tswana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈra.i/

Noun

serai class 7 ‎(plural dirai)

  1. trap, snare

Etymology

From Persian سرای ‎(sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.

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