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 Kaethe Schirmacher
He went home from the river in a pensive mood, and instead of proceeding to the zenana for breakfast, remained in the outer part of the palace.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day
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 Lal Behari Day
Born within the precincts of an ill-ventilated zenana, and cooped up in the cage of an uncongenial cell, she is destined to breathe her last in that unwholesome retreat.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
