Fellah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɛlə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fellah is a noun meaning A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.
Meaning
A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of fella.
Example Sentences
Lizards, reputed to be of hgih aphrodisiac potency, used to be brought by Egyptian fellahin to Cairo[.]
1929-1930, H P Lovecraft, Fungi from Yuggoth And at the last from inner Egypt came // The strange dark One to whom the fellahs bowed
It has the prophetic vision. Fuit Ilium! The sack of windy Troy. Kingdoms of this world. The masters of the Mediterranean are fellaheen today.
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.
Word Forms
- fellahs
- fellahin
- fellaheen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peasant, fellahdom, fieldfolk, fellagha, felafel, fidayee.
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