Etymology

aliyah

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Today it means: The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah. Full definition →

Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה
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aliyah · noun, verb1

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromעלייה / עֲלִיָּה“ascent”
  2. English todayaliyah

From Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”).

Aliyah · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromعَالِيَة
  2. English todayAliyah

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Aliyah · noun, proper noun3

  1. Hebrew · derived fromעלייה \ עֲלִיָּה“ascent”
  2. English todayAliyah

Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)

Words from the same roots

Arabicعَالِيَة all →

AliaAleah

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