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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Now Dorothy has left the fellahin class, and at roughly $1,000 a week is a member of Hollywood's petite bourgeoisie.
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
They also blame the British for buying up Egypt's food, causing undernourishment which makes the fellahin highly susceptible to disease.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yassin, a well-known character from Egyptian folklore, exhorts fellahin, delta fishermen and peasant women to shuck apathy and inertia.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fellahin or peasantry and the native townsmen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
