Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: sarai
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of serai (“caravanserai”).

noun

Alternative form of serai (“water container”).

name

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

name

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: سرای, שרי

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

sarais (plural) Saraj (alternative) Saray (alternative)

Questions

What does sarai mean?: Alternative form of serai (“caravanserai”).
Where does sarai come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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