سراي
Arabic
Alternative forms
- سَرَايَة (sarāya)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây) 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”), all Iranian borrowings.
Noun
سَرَاي • (sarāy) m (plural سَرَايَات (sarāyāt))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَرَاي sarāy |
السَّرَاي as-sarāy |
سَرَاي sarāy |
| nominative | سَرَايٌ sarāyun |
السَّرَايُ as-sarāyu |
سَرَايُ sarāyu |
| accusative | سَرَايًا sarāyan |
السَّرَايَ as-sarāya |
سَرَايَ sarāya |
| genitive | سَرَايٍ sarāyin |
السَّرَايِ as-sarāyi |
سَرَايِ sarāyi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سَرَايَيْن sarāyayn |
السَّرَايَيْن as-sarāyayn |
سَرَايَيْ sarāyay |
| nominative | سَرَايَانِ sarāyāni |
السَّرَايَانِ as-sarāyāni |
سَرَايَا sarāyā |
| accusative | سَرَايَيْنِ sarāyayni |
السَّرَايَيْنِ as-sarāyayni |
سَرَايَيْ sarāyay |
| genitive | سَرَايَيْنِ sarāyayni |
السَّرَايَيْنِ as-sarāyayni |
سَرَايَيْ sarāyay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَرَايَات sarāyāt |
السَّرَايَات as-sarāyāt |
سَرَايَات sarāyāt |
| nominative | سَرَايَاتٌ sarāyātun |
السَّرَايَاتُ as-sarāyātu |
سَرَايَاتُ sarāyātu |
| accusative | سَرَايَاتٍ sarāyātin |
السَّرَايَاتِ as-sarāyāti |
سَرَايَاتِ sarāyāti |
| genitive | سَرَايَاتٍ sarāyātin |
السَّرَايَاتِ as-sarāyāti |
سَرَايَاتِ sarāyāti |