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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFellahin
/ˌfɛləˈhiːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Peasants, agricultural workers, or native farmers in Arab countries, particularly Egypt and the Levant.
"Traditional irrigation methods have been practiced by the fellahin along the Nile River for millennia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic plural noun 'falāḥīn' (فلاحين), meaning tillers, farmers, or peasants, from the root 'fallāḥ' (plower or cultivator). The term entered English in the 19th century through travel literature and anthropological texts describing the agrarian populations of Egypt and the broader Middle East.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fellahin" is said worldwide
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fellahs
Transliteration: fɛla
"Les fellahs travaillent la terre fertile le long du Nil."
Fellachen
Transliteration: fɛˈlaxn̩
"Die Fellachen bestellen seit Generationen dieses Land."
fellah
Transliteration: fɛllah
"I fellah lavorano duramente nei campi."
felahin
Transliteration: felaˈin
"Los felahin cultivan las riberas del río."
felas
Transliteration: fɛˈlɐs
"Os felas trabalham na agricultura tradicional."
किसान
Transliteration: kisān
"अरब देशों के किसान पारंपरिक तरीकों से खेती करते हैं।"
费拉欣
Transliteration: fèi lā xīn
"费拉欣是中东地区传统的农民阶层。"
펠라힌
Transliteration: pella-hin
"펠라힌은 이집트와 중동의 전통 농민들을 가리킨다."
ファッラーヒーン
Transliteration: farrāhīn
"ファッラーヒーンはアラブ世界の農民や農夫を指す言葉です。"
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