serai

"And you took up your abode in the serai of Gopal Ali by the Moti Bazar."

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Taimur Khan's fort and serai are in the midst of all this, and are very poor and ruinous, but the walls are high, and they have a balakhana.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

I'll take a room at a native serai in Bombay—for atmosphere—and meet you at the station.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry

The defenders of the serai were hard pressed.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Then he proceeded quickly to a small serai on the other side of the Chandni Chauk.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

And he gave Ahmed the names of two or three serais frequented by traders of his nation.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

He rode close beside Sherdil all the way, and when they halted at roadside serais for rest and refreshment, those two ate together and squatted or lay side by side.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Massive archways, ruined forts and serais, placid water-tanks, lovely gardens, feathery toddy-palms, plantain-hedges, and throngs of picturesque people make the approach to historic Delhi a scene long to be remembered.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

The most approved permanent camps or "posts" were mud serais flanked by bastions at the alternate angles and overlooking a yard or "kraal."

From Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Rodenbough, Theo. F.

To settle his undecided mind, you repeat: "Je serais," and you may lay great emphasis on ais, bleating for thirty seconds like a sheep in distress.

From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max