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

Word comes from the zenana that it is a girl.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

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

From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath

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

The rajah receives the utterpan from his wife, of whom he may demand that the rose-water perfuming be performed in the zenana.

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r