Saïs

[ sey-is ]

/ ˈseɪ ɪs /

noun

an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Example sentences from the Web for sais

But must all hope of recovering something from the ruins of Sais be abandoned?
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
He had almost invited Cora to accompany him to Sais, but did not think it suited to his dignity.
The Tour|Louis Couperus
Davie Summers sais he seed him at it, an' it's a dooty the guvermint owes to the publik to have the matter investigated.
The World of Ice|Robert Michael Ballantyne
An image in which she was represented in the form of a cow was seen by Herodotus in the royal palace of the last Pharaohs at Sais.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)|Max Duncker

There is a tin case,' sais he, 'containin' a cold tongue and some biscuits, in my portmanter; please to get them out.
The Attache|Thomas Chandler Haliburton

British Dictionary definitions for sais

Saïs

/ (ˈseɪɪs) /

noun

(in ancient Egypt) a city in the W Nile delta; the royal capital of the 24th dynasty (about 730–715 bc) and the 26th dynasty (about 664–525 bc)

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