fellaheen

Variant of fellah

fellah definition

fel·lah (fel′ə)

noun pl. fellahs fel′·lahs (-əz) or fellaheen fel′·la·heen′

a peasant or farm laborer in an Arab country

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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