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

Next to him comes the fellah, the timeless peasant working the timeless land.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

“Come back, my dear fellah, I’m over here.”

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