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.
سَرَاي • (sarāy) m (plural سَرَايَات (sarāyāt))
| 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 |