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

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 Bose, Shib Chunder

As Viceroy he was admitted to the zenana, though of course other men could not enter.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

The man’s shrill voice betokened his calling, and Frank knew that he was standing at the entrance to the zenana.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

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