"Sarai" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|سرای||courtyard; dwelling; palace|tr=sarây}} Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sarai
  1. (historical) Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Saraj, Saray
    Sense id: en-Sarai-en-name-WzHLMSDS Disambiguation of Individuals: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew שרי (Saráy), from the plural form of שר (“master, chief”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|שרי}} Hebrew שרי, {{m|he|שר||master, chief}} שר (“master, chief”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sarai
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, most famously borne by Sarah, the wife of Abram and mother of Isaac in the Bible, prior to her name change. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (female given name): Sarai (Finnish), Sarai (english: Abram's wife) (Hawaiian), Kalai (english: generic name) (Hawaiian), Sáraí [feminine] (Irish), Saraj [feminine] (Polish), Sarai [feminine] (Portuguese), Sarai (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Sarai-en-name-7MeZxWpl Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 23 77 Disambiguation of Individuals: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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