zenana

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The buzzing sound of UAVs has been ubiquitous in Gaza since 2006, and drones are called zenana, an Arabic word referring to the sound using the slang term for a nagging wife.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024

Woman in Burmah also is comparatively free, neither the zenana nor the veil prevailing there.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

It was when he went into the zenana.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

She was a woman of immense activity and energy; and if she were absent one day from the palace, the affairs of the zenana would be in perfect disorder.

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari

Their chief motive was to secure an opportunity of conferring with the women in the zenana, a privilege not granted the male lawyer.

From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Schirmacher, Kaethe