seraj

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray), from Persian سرای (sarây).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.raj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛraj
  • Syllabification: se‧raj

Noun

seraj m inan

  1. seraglio (palace)
  2. seraglio (harem)
    Synonym: harem

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • serajowy

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “seraj”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “seraj”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading