fellaheen

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• fellaheen — fel·lah || felÉ™ n. farmer, peasant (in Arab countries) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• fellah — noun (plural fellahin; also fellaheen) Etymology: Arabic fallāḥ Date: 1743 a peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country (as Egypt) …   New Collegiate Dictionary