An archaic or variant spelling for Egyptian peasants; an alternative romanization of the Arabic plural.
Another transliteration variant of the Arabic al-fellāḥīn, found in older English texts from the 18th and early 19th centuries before standardized transliteration practices emerged.
The existence of 'fellani' alongside 'fellaheen' and 'fellahin' is a linguistic fossil showing how English writers invented different spellings before academic standards existed—old dictionaries are goldmines of these variants.
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