fellah
Sign in to saveA fellah ( ; feminine ; plural fellaheen or fellahin, , ) is a local farmer, usually a farmer or agricultural labourer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for "ploughman" or "tiller".
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It sits within the topics Egyptian farmers, Indigenous peoples of North Africa and Israeli farmers.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- peasant
- Location
- Arabian Peninsula
- Image
- Fellah women, Egypt.jpg
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- Fellahs
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- Origins and usage
- In Egypt
- In the Levant
- In Dobruja
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A fellah ( ; feminine ; plural fellaheen or fellahin, , ) is a local farmer, usually a farmer or agricultural labourer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for "ploughman" or "tiller".
In Egypt, fellahin refers to farmers, whether they are from the north or the south of the country. Due to a continuity in beliefs and lifestyle with that of the Ancient Egyptians, the fellahin of Egypt have been described as the "true" Egyptians.
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