سرای

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • سارای (saray)

Etymology

From Persian سرای (sarây).

Noun

سرای (serây, saray)

  1. house
  2. mansion
  3. palace

Derived terms

  • سرای بوسنه (Saray-Bosna)

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian slʾd (srāy, hall, house), from Old Persian *srāda. Compare Old Armenian սրահ (srah, hall; curtain), սրահակ (srahak, curtain), Judeo-Persian סראה (srāh, vestibule), Arabic سُرَادِق (surādiq, awning, tent; pavilion, canopy), and Classical Mandaic ࡎࡓࡃࡒࡀ (sradqā, pavilion, canopy; curtain), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæˈɾɒːj/

Noun

سرای (sarây) (plural سرای‌ها (sarây-hâ))

  1. hall
  2. dwelling, house
  3. mansion
  4. inn
  5. palace, grand edifice, king's court, seraglio

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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