עליה

Hebrew

Preposition

עָלֶיהָ • ('aléha)

  1. Form of עַל‎ ('al) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object.

Noun

עֲלִיָּה • ('aliyá) f

  1. defective spelling of עלייה‎

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اللّٰه‎ (allāh)

Proper noun

עליה ('ala)

  1. Allah

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה‎.

Noun

עליה • (alie) f, plural עליות‎ (alies)

  1. (Judaism) aliyah (ascent to the bimah)
  2. aliyah (immigration of Jews into Israel)

Usage notes

The second sense is taken from modern Hebrew and may be pronounced as such (aliyá).

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