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fellah
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fel·lah  (fl, f-lä)
n. pl. fel·la·hin or fel·la·heen (fl-hn, f-lä-hn)
A peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country, such as Syria or Egypt.
[Arabic fall, from falaa, to cultivate, till; see pl in Semitic roots.]
fellah [ˈfɛlə]
n pl fellahs, fellahin, fellaheen [ˌfɛləˈhiːn]
a peasant in Arab countries
[from Arabic, dialect variant of fallāh, from falaha to cultivate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fellahfellah - an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
peasant - one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
Translations
fellah
n
→ Fellache m, → Fellachin f
= fellow1 a


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