fellah
noun
a peasant or laborer in Arabic-speaking countries, especially Egypt.
fellahin
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pluralof fellah.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Farouk diligently toured Egypt and was acutely aware of the crushing, age-old poverty of the fellahin.
From Time Magazine Archive
In pre-Nasser Egypt, the most common characteristic of the fellahin was summed up in the phrase anna mail, which roughly translates, "I couldn't care less."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the jest of 1952 that Nasser's foremost ambition was to raise the fellahin at least to the living standard of the gamoosa, the water buffalo of the Nile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Highlights: the country's long exploited fellahin should get political representation; nationalization of basic industries will continue; a vast social welfare program will aim at improving the lot of Egypt's downtrodden millions.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lot of the Egyptian fellahin or peasants has never been an enviable one.
From Mystics and Saints of Islam by Claud Field
