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

“Did you not tell me that Nur Mahal inhabits that portion of the zenana situate over the Water Gate?”

From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis

When Shuja-ud-Dowlah died he left two million pounds sterling buried in the vaults of the zenana.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Word comes from the zenana that it is a girl.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

It will be your voice and not our sister's that will hold the attention of the zenana.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.