fellah

[ fel-uh ]

/ ˈfɛl ə /

a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.

Origin of fellah

First recorded in 1735–45, fellah is from the Arabic word fallāḥ peasant

felixstowe, fell, fell pony, fella, fellable, fellah, fellate, fellatio, feller, felling, fellini

In the olden days the lot of the fellah was not quite so happy as it might have been.

The Khedive's Country |George Manville Fenn
Exactness, tidiness, and pride in his work are qualities very rarely found in a fellah.

The Khedive's Country |George Manville Fenn
He was a fine open-faced young man, without any of the clownishness of the fellah, and spoke in a free and easy but gentle manner.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 |Various
Say, it makes my eyes water sometimes to see the fellah slogging away.

The Weavers, Complete |Gilbert Parker

Did we know the story—story about a fellah—fellah who had an aunt, you know?

Nights in London |Thomas Burke

fellah

/ (ˈfɛlə) /

a peasant in Arab countries

C18: from Arabic, dialect variant of fallāh, from falaha to cultivate