fellah
[ fel-uh ]
/ ˈfɛl ə /
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noun, plural fel·lahs, Arabic fel·la·hin, fel·la·heen [fel-uh-heen]. /ˌfɛl əˈhin/.
a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.
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Origin of fellah
First recorded in 1735–45, fellah is from the Arabic word fallāḥ peasant
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fellah
/ (ˈfɛlə) /
noun plural fellahs, fellahin or fellaheen (ˌfɛləˈhiːn)
a peasant in Arab countries
Word Origin for fellah
C18: from Arabic, dialect variant of fallāh, from falaha to cultivate
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