עלייה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ע־ל־ה‎

The verbal noun of the verb עָלָה‎ (alá, “to rise”).

Noun

עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה • (aliyá) f

  1. ascent, ascending, going up
  2. rise.
  3. (Judaism) aliyah, the calling up of someone to the bimah for a the reading of the Torah
  4. immigration to the Land of Israel
  5. atrium (upper cavity of the heart)

Antonyms
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