zenana

Example Sentences

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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

One day he came earlier to the zenana, and found his consort reading something.

From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath

“Did you not tell me that Nur Mahal inhabits that portion of the zenana situate over the Water Gate?”

From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis

He concluded that she was a shy and frightened member of a zenana where very little liberty was allowed.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.

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

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby