Words and phrases that have a meaning related to purdah: (145 results)
Often used in the same context:
zenana, veil, burka, burqa, hijab, chador, tudung, hajib, hijra, headscarf, sharia, nawabs, womenfolk, shalwar, abaya, ihram, sati, sari, niqab, suttee, maulana, kameez, kira, mughals, salwar, zamindari, dupatta, coeducation, manteau, nightwear, primogeniture, begum, sunnah, parsees, eunuchs, shariah, strictures, sulu, sharia law, sahib, corsetry, chaddar, diktat, lungi, adab, khadi, ablutions, meccan, varna, ulema, brahmins, puritanism, cantonment, amma, sarees, fard, westernisation, panjabi, fatwa, issueless, ijtihad, purana, dargah, fagging, nizam, untouchability, ritualism, patriarchy, zamindars, masjid, braless, bibi, sunna, commoners, seclusion, dhoti, prudery, aurangzeb, piousness, chachi, dishdasha, khas, harijan, modesty, muftis, granth sahib, outer garments, pattu, polyandry, madrasas, rajputs, chastity, dewan, corsets, female circumcision, beggary, garbs, diwan, horsehair wig, closeting, vedic, charpoy, serfdom, apartheid, conformity, slavery, exclusiveness, isolation, obscurity, poverty, anonymity, autarky, fundamentalists, illiteracy, invisibility, pariah, professionalism, purist, retirement, secrecy, solidarity, kabyle, bourgeois, class, polygamous, chagga, iban, ibo, kazakh, kikuyu, lslamic, prerevolutionary, santal, tswana, upperclass, brahminical, civilized, dinka, francophone, igbo, islamic
More general:
screen, segregation
Synonyms:
Also try:sex segregation, solitude
— Nouns for purdah: system, women, ladies, restrictions, observance, society, practices, woman, party, parties, rules, more...
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