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
“Did you not tell me that Nur Mahal inhabits that portion of the zenana situate over the Water Gate?”
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
The man’s shrill voice betokened his calling, and Frank knew that he was standing at the entrance to the zenana.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
Here the seclusion of the Turkish harem and the Hindoo zenana does not exist, and the women are probably the freest, most independent of the women of the East.
From Oriental Women by Edward Bagby Pollard
In India various attempts have been made by societies, missionary and other, as well as by private individuals, to improve the lot of the zenana women.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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