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zénana — [ zenana ] n. m. • 1812; mot hindi, d o. persane 1 ♦ Appartement des femmes, chez les musulmans de l Inde. 2 ♦ (1892) Étoffe cloquée employée pour les vêtements d intérieur. ● zénana nom féminin (mot d origine hindī) Étoffe cloquée, de soie ou de … Encyclopédie Universelle
zenana — ZENANÁ, zenanale, s.f. Ţesătură cu urzeală de mătase şi băteală de bumbac sau de vigonie, pe o parte lucioasă şi pe cealaltă scămoşată, utilizată la confecţionarea unor obiecte de îmbrăcăminte pentru femei. [var.: zananá s.f.] – Din fr. zénana.… … Dicționar Român
Zenana — (Persian: زنانه, Urdu: زنانہ, Hindi: ज़नाना) refers to the part of a house in South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan reserved for the women of the household. The Zenana is the apartments of an Eastern house in which the women of the… … Wikipedia
Zenana — e*na na, n. [Hind. zen[=a]na, zan[=a]na, fr. Per. zan[=a]na, fr. zan woman; akin to E. queen.] The part of a dwelling appropriated to women. [India] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zenana — Zenana, in Indien so v.w. Harem … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Zenana — Zenāna (Senana, pers.), die von Frauen bewohnte Abteilung eines ind. Hauses; dann auch s.v.w. Frau … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
zenana — zenána ž DEFINICIJA etnol. dio kuće (u Indiji i Iranu) u kojem su izdvojene žene koje pripadaju porodici ETIMOLOGIJA hind. ← perz.: ženski ← zan: žena … Hrvatski jezični portal
zenana — [ze nä′nə] [Hindi zanāna < Pers < zan, woman, akin to Gr gynē, woman: see GYNO ] in India and Iran, the part of the house reserved for women … English World dictionary
Zenana — Harem Pour les articles homonymes, voir Harem (homonymie). Un harem (arabe : حريم [ḥarīm], « harem » ou « gynécée ») désigne à la fois la suite de femmes (concubines ou simples « beautés ») qui entouraient un… … Wikipédia en Français
Zenana — El zenana o zanana, en persa, hace referencia a la parte de la casa reservada para las mujeres y su séquito en países como la India o Pakistán; por extensión, se usa para referirse a un grupo de mujeres o una habitación donde se reúnen aunque no… … Wikipedia Español
zenana — noun /zəˈnɑːnə/ a) A harem on the Indian subcontinent, a part of the house reserved for high caste women; a system of segregating women into harems. Depend upon it, Solomon would never have built altars to Ashtaroth and all those ladies with… … Wiktionary
