fellah C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfɛlə/ See IPA manual Freq #64786 Meanings 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 noun an agricultural laborer in Arab countries 3 noun Alternative spelling of fella. Etymology Borrowed from Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”). Attested since 1743. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fellah **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɛlə/ **Frequency rank:** 64786 ## Meanings 1. A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. 2. an agricultural laborer in Arab countries 3. Alternative spelling of fella. ## Examples - 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. ## Etymology Borrowed from Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”). Attested since 1743. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown