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
The broad terrace on which they stood was flanked by the graceful buildings of the zenana.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
“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
Next morning he hears the magician, too honest by half, enquiring at the front door, with much expression of condolence, for the unfortunate young man who had lost his ropes in his own zenana.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various
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
