mardanan.

Brit.

/məˈdɑːnə/, U.S.

/mərˈdɑnə/

Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu mardānā.

Etymology: < Urdu mardānā < Persian mardāna belonging to a man < mard man + -āna, suffix forming adjectives.

In India: that part of a house reserved for the habitation of men, to which women are usually not admitted. Cf. zenana n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1940 A. Ali Twilight in Delhi ix. 82 Mir Nihal reached the mardana, the men's part of the house.

1980 H. R. F. Keating Murder of Maharajah Collins 200 An anteroom that lay between zenana and mardana with access from both.

1991 I. Lewis Sahibs, Nabobs & Boxwallahs 162/2 Mardana, men's quarters in a house.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mardana
释义	mardanan. Brit. /məˈdɑːnə/, U.S. /mərˈdɑnə/ Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu mardānā. Etymology: < Urdu mardānā < Persian mardāna belonging to a man < mard man + -āna, suffix forming adjectives. In India: that part of a house reserved for the habitation of men, to which women are usually not admitted. Cf. zenana n. and adj. ΚΠ 1940 A. Ali Twilight in Delhi ix. 82 Mir Nihal reached the mardana, the men's part of the house. 1980 H. R. F. Keating Murder of Maharajah Collins 200 An anteroom that lay between zenana and mardana with access from both. 1991 I. Lewis Sahibs, Nabobs & Boxwallahs 162/2 Mardana, men's quarters in a house. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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