fellah

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.

   The Egyptian fellaheen, in many of their ways and customs, reproduce almost exactly their ancient prototypes. They use the same ploughs and the same shadoofs for raising water.

2. 2
   noun

   an agricultural laborer in Arab countries

3. 3
   noun

   Alternative spelling of fella.

Borrowed from Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”). Attested since 1743.

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