Winifred S. Blackman

A fellah (Arabic: فَلَّاح fallāḥ; feminine فَلَّاحَة fallāḥa; plural fellaheen or fellahin, فلاحين, fallāḥīn) 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 …