fellah

American  

[fel-uh] / ˈfɛl ə /

noun

plural

fellahs,

plural

fellahin, fellaheen

1. a peasant or laborer in Arabic-speaking countries, especially Egypt.

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fellah British  

/ ˈfɛlə /

noun

1. a peasant in Arab countries

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Etymology

Origin of fellah

First recorded in 1735–45; from Arabic fallāḥ, fellāḥ “peasant”

Example Sentences

I refuse to be called a Mainer, young fellah, and no one calls me Bub and expects anything but a hard frost.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018

Adrian Peterson again, great run big fellah, a 17-yard run, he takes a pass and just charges up guts and carries a dozen or so Niners with him.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

Nikita had bounced around like a regular fellah, shaking hands and cracking jokes, and returned to Moscow to report to his colleagues that he had made a new aid commitment to Nasser without consulting them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Casey Stengel called him "the strangest fellah who ever put on a uniform."

From Time Magazine Archive

“He’s dead, poor fellah, and can’t hunt any more.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White