fellahin definition
Fellah (Arabic: ÙÙØ§Ø­ââ, fallÄá¸¥; plural Fellaheen or Fellahin, Arabic: ÙÙØ§Ø­ÙÙââ, fallÄá¸¥Ä«n) is a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for ploughman or tiller.