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

Thus it came about that I undertook a journey with Jahan Khan down to India, and in one of the zenana missions there we found a girl who was to become his helpmeet through life.

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)

And now," Cousin Edith concluded with an uneasy glance round the zenana, "I think we ought to hurry back as fast as we can.

From Rich Relatives by MacKenzie, Compton

Native women were soon studying medicine in order to bring an end to the superstitions of the zenana.

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

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