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English
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛlə/Etymology 1
From ‘tiller of the soil’.Noun
- A peasant in an
Arabic country.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
- It has the prophetic vision. Fuit Ilium! The sack of windy Troy. Kingdoms of this world. The masters of the Mediterranean are fellaheen today.
- 1955, Paul Bowles, The Spider's House:
- All of them were crudely caricatured scenes of life among Moslems: a schoolmaster, ruler in hand, presiding over a class of small boys, a fellah ploughing, a drunk being ordered out of a bar.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
Etymology 2
Representing a colloquial pronunciation of fellow.Noun
- alternative spelling of fella
Extensive Definition
See also
- Falah Kafr El-Hanadwa, a cartoon character that appears on Elakhbar.
References
fellah in German: Fellache
fellah in French: Fellah
fellah in Kurdish: Fileh
fellah in Polish: Fellahowie
fellah in Russian: Феллах
fellah in Slovak: Felah
fellah in Finnish: Fellah
fellah in Swedish: Fellāh