Definition

Noun 1. An agricultural laborer in Arab countries: A "fellah" is a peasant or farm worker, typically in Egypt or other Arab-speaking regions, who cultivates the land, often under traditional or subsistence conditions.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The fellah worked from sunrise to sunset in the cotton fields.
  • The economic study focused on the living conditions of the fellahin in rural Egypt.

Advanced Usage

• The plural form is most commonly fellahin (from Arabic), though fellahs is also used.
  • The policy aimed to improve irrigation for the benefit of the fellahin.

Variants and Related Words

• Fellahin (n): The plural form of "fellah," referring to the peasant class collectively.
• Fellaheen: An alternative spelling for the plural "fellahin."

Synonyms

• Peasant: A poor farmer of low social status.
• Agricultural laborer: A worker on a farm.
• Farmhand: A person who works on a farm for wages.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically denotes a peasant in an Arab, particularly Egyptian, context. It carries connotations of a traditional, rural way of life and is not a general synonym for "farmer" in a global context.

Noun

1. an agricultural laborer in Arab countries