fellah
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fellah
First recorded in 1735–45; from Arabic fallāḥ, fellāḥ “peasant”
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Example Sentences
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I refuse to be called a Mainer, young fellah, and no one calls me Bub and expects anything but a hard frost.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018
Adrian Peterson again, great run big fellah, a 17-yard run, he takes a pass and just charges up guts and carries a dozen or so Niners with him.
From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015
Nikita had bounced around like a regular fellah, shaking hands and cracking jokes, and returned to Moscow to report to his colleagues that he had made a new aid commitment to Nasser without consulting them.
From Time Magazine Archive
But also the fellah, who used to have meat only once or twice a year, now eats it at least once a week.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Come back, my dear fellah, I’m over here.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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