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Where does “فَلَّاح” come from?

فَلَّاح (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ, from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܵܠܹܚ, from Aramaic פלחא, from Aramaic פ-ל-ח.

فَلَّاح (Arabic): farmer; peasant

Definitions

  1. farmer; peasant

Ancestry of “فَلَّاح”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܦܠܚܐservant, attendant, agent, minister; artisan;...
2Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܦܵܠܹܚ—
3Aramaicפלחאservant, attendant; worshipper; artisan
4Aramaicפ-ל-ח—

Words derived from “فَلَّاح”

  • fellah
  • Fellachin
  • Fellache
  • falahi
  • file
  • file
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