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

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

Immured within the walls of a close zenana they are seldom suffered to enjoy such unrestrained liberty.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder

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

The English women considered it possible to bring health, hope, and legal aid to the women of the zenana, through women doctors, women missionaries, and women lawyers.

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