Saïs

American  

[sey-is] / ˈseɪ ɪs /

noun

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

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Saïs British  

/ ˈseɪɪs /

noun

1. (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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Example Sentences

“Je sais ce que j’ai appris à l’Arbel,” he said.

From Literature

The fiction that Weiss has leveraged throughout her media career is that she’s a unique thinker and a canny operator—a woman in possession of an outsider-y je ne sais quoi that, if extrapolated, could connect an unruly and decentralized information ecosystem.

From Slate

Or just a certain je ne sais quoi?

From The Wall Street Journal

"But I'm not satisfied. There's more to do," she sais.

From BBC

"If the novelty fades during that time, then you'll know that shopping for the product gives you more pleasure than owning it," sais Mockford.

From Salon