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fellahin

fellahin is the plural of fellah.

Meaning of fellah

Noun

fellah (plural fellahs or fellahin or fellaheen)

  1. 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.1893 October, C[lement] B[oulton] Roylance Kent, “Life in Modern Egypt”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine, volume CCLXXV, number 1954, London: Chatto & Windus, […]...

Questions about fellahin

What is fellahin the plural of?
Fellahin is the plural of fellah.

Words near fellahin in the dictionary

  1. fellagha
  2. fellaghas
  3. fellah
  4. fellahdom
  5. fellaheen
  6. fellahin
  7. fellahs
  8. Fellani
  9. Fellanis
  10. fellar
  11. fellars

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