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

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

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

Thus it came about that I undertook a journey with Jahan Khan down to India, and in one of the zenana missions there we found a girl who was to become his helpmeet through life.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

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 Schirmacher, Kaethe