fellah

(felə)

noun pl. fellahs or fellaheen

a peasant or farm laborer in an Arab country

Origin: Ar fallāh (pl. fallāḥīn), peasant, farmer < falaḥa, to plow

See fellah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. fel·la·hin or fel·la·heen (fĕlˌə-hēnˈ, fə-lä-hēnˈ)
A peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country, such as Syria or Egypt.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic fallāḥ

Origin: , from falaḥa, to cultivate, till; see plḥ in Semitic roots

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