See also: сараи and сарај

Kazakh edit

Alternative scripts
Arabic ساراي
Cyrillic сарай
Latin sarai

Etymology edit

From Classical Persian سرای (sarāy), from Middle Persian slʾd (srāy, hall, house).

Noun edit

сарай (sarai)

  1. palace

Declension edit

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Via Turkic, from Persian سرای (sarây).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈraj]
  • (file)

Noun edit

сара́й (sarájm inan (genitive сара́я, nominative plural сара́и, genitive plural сара́ев, diminutive сара́йчик)

  1. shed, storage building (small wooden construction)
  2. uncomfortable, untidy room, pigsty
  3. (Kazakhstan) palace

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: սարայ (saray)
  • Estonian: sara
  • Ingrian: saraja
  • Ukrainian: сарай (saraj)

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Persian سرای (sarây).

Noun edit

сарай (saray)

  1. palace

References edit

Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “сарай”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN

Tuvan edit

Etymology edit

Via Russian сарай (saraj, pigsty), from Persian سرای (sarây, palace).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

сарай (saray)

  1. barn

Further reading edit