fellah
Americannoun
plural
fellahs,plural
fellahin, fellaheennoun
Etymology
Origin of fellah
First recorded in 1735–45; from Arabic fallāḥ, fellāḥ “peasant”
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Africa - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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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
As for Rocky, he rambled through picturesque hamlets in a chartered bus, seemed to thrive on an endless round of "Hi there, fellah" sessions on frozen street corners.
From Time Magazine Archive
But with the death in 1927 of its founder, a onetime fellah named Saad Zagluhl, the party began to sag and split.
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
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