noun
- plural of fellah; peasant farmers or agricultural laborers, especially in Arab countries
Usage: primarily used in Middle Eastern contexts
Examples
- The fellahs worked the fields from dawn to dusk.
- Many fellahs in Egypt depend on the Nile River for irrigation.
- The government implemented new policies to support the fellahs.
- Traditional fellahs use simple farming tools passed down through generations.
- Economic reforms affected the livelihoods of rural fellahs.
- The fellahs gathered at the village market to sell their crops.