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
It was when he went into the zenana.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by T. L. (Theodore Leighton) Pennell
It will be your voice and not our sister's that will hold the attention of the zenana.
From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny
It is reached through an opening under a block of zenana buildings.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
One day he came earlier to the zenana, and found his consort reading something.
From Mashi and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
