fellah

fel·lah

F0072100 (fĕl′ə, fə-lä′)n. pl. fel·la·hin or fel·la·heen (fĕl′ə-hēn′, fə-lä-hēn′) A peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country, such as Syria or Egypt.

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[Arabic fallāḥ, from falaḥa, to cultivate, till; see plx̣ in Semitic roots.]

fellah

(ˈfɛlə) n, pl fellahs, fellahin or fellaheen (ˌfɛləˈhiːn) a peasant in Arab countries[C18: from Arabic, dialect variant of fallāh, from falaha to cultivate]

fel•lah

(ˈfɛl ə)

n., pl. fel•lahs, fel•la•hin, fel•la•heen (ˌfɛl əˈhin) a peasant in Arabic-speaking countries. [1735–45; < Arabic fallāḥ peasant]

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fellah - an agricultural laborer in Arab countriespeasant - one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers

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