сарай
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Kazakh
Etymology
From Classical Persian سرای (sarāy), from Middle Persian slʾd (srāy, “hall, house”).
Noun
сарай • (sarai)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сарай (sarai) | сарайлар (sarailar) |
| genitive | сарайдың (saraidyñ) | сарайлардың (sarailardyñ) |
| dative | сарайға (saraiğa) | сарайларға (sarailarğa) |
| accusative | сарайды (saraidy) | сарайларды (sarailardy) |
| locative | сарайда (saraida) | сарайларда (sarailarda) |
| ablative | сарайдан (saraidan) | сарайлардан (sarailardan) |
| instrumental | сараймен (saraimen) | сарайлармен (sarailarmen) |
Russian
Etymology
Via Turkic, from Persian سرای (sarây).
Pronunciation
Noun
сара́й • (saráj) m inan (genitive сара́я, nominative plural сара́и, genitive plural сара́ев, diminutive сара́йчик)
- shed, storage building (small wooden construction)
- 1880, Николай Лесков , “Глава третья”, in Несмертельный Голован; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Deathless Golovan, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013:
- Сара́й был так вели́к, что о́ба отделе́ния — жило́е и ско́тское — бы́ли о́чень просто́рны, но, несмотря́ на всю о них забо́тливость, пло́хо держа́ли тепло́.
- Saráj byl tak velík, što óba otdelénija — žilóje i skótskoje — býli óčenʹ prostórny, no, nesmotrjá na vsju o nix zabótlivostʹ, plóxo deržáli tepló.
- The shed was so big that both parts—for people and for cattle—were very roomy, but, despite all the care taken over it, it held warmth poorly.
- uncomfortable, untidy room, pigsty
- Synonym: свина́рник (svinárnik)
- (Kazakhstan) palace
Declension
Declension of сара́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- Phrases
- сгоре́л сара́й, гори́ и ха́та (sgorél saráj, gorí i xáta)
Related terms
- Бахчисара́й m (Baxčisaráj)
- карава́н-сара́й m (karaván-saráj)
Descendants
- → Armenian: սարայ (saray)
- → Estonian: sara
- → Ingrian: saraja
- → Ukrainian: сарай (saraj)
- → Votic: sarajõ
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “сарай”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- сарай in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Southern Altai
Etymology
Noun
сарай • (saray)
References
Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “сарай”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ , Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN
Tuvan
Etymology
Via Russian сарай (saraj, “pigsty”), from Persian سرای (sarây, “palace”).
Pronunciation
Noun
сарай • (saray)
Further reading
- 2020. Harrison, K. David and Gregory D.S Anderson with Alexander Ondar. Tuvan Talking Dictionary. http://tuvan.talkingdictionary.org.
Ukrainian
Etymology
Via Turkic, from Persian سرای (sarây).
Pronunciation
Noun
сара́й • (saráj) m inan (genitive сара́я, nominative plural сара́ї, genitive plural сара́їв, diminutive сара́йчик)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сара́й saráj |
сара́ї saráji |
| genitive | сара́я sarája |
сара́їв sarájiv |
| dative | сара́ю, сара́єві saráju, sarájevi |
сара́ям sarájam |
| accusative | сара́й saráj |
сара́ї saráji |
| instrumental | сара́єм sarájem |
сара́ями sarájamy |
| locative | сара́ю, сара́ї saráju, saráji |
сара́ях sarájax |
| vocative | сара́ю saráju |
сара́ї saráji |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сарай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka