fellah

fellah · noun¹

1. Classical Syriac · derived fromܦܠܚܐ“worker; peasant”
2. Arabic · borrowed fromفَلَّاح“peasant”
3. English todayfellah

Borrowed from Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”). Attested since 1743.

fellah · noun²

Representing an eye dialect pronunciation of fellow.