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Noun [English]

IPA: /əliːˈjɑː/, /əˈliːjə/ Forms: aliyahs [plural], aliyot [plural], aliyoth [plural], aliyos [plural], aliya [alternative], 'aliyah [alternative]
Etymology: From Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עלייה|עלייה / עֲלִיָּה|ascent|tr=aliyá}} Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|aliyot|aliyoth|aliyos}} aliyah (plural aliyahs or aliyot or aliyoth or aliyos)
  1. (Judaism, countable) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah. Wikidata QID: Q443660 Tags: Judaism, countable
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  2. (Judaism, countable) A subsection of a parashah (weekly Torah reading) read by (or on behalf of) one person. Tags: Judaism, countable
    Sense id: en-aliyah-en-noun-2HTwwX7f Categories (other): Judaism
  3. (uncountable) The immigration of Jews to Israel. Wikidata QID: Q597260 Tags: uncountable Translations (immigration of Jews to Israel): عَلْيَا (ʕalyā) [plural] (Arabic), ալիյա (aliya) (Armenian), aliya (Azerbaijani), aliyà [feminine] (Catalan), 阿利亞 /阿利亚 (ālìyǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), alya (French), ალია (alia) (Georgian), ალია ლა-არეცი (english: alia la-areci) (Georgian), Alija [feminine] (German), עלייה (Hebrew), עֲלִיָּה (aliyá) [feminine] (Hebrew), alija (Hungarian), アリーヤー (arīyā) (Japanese), 알리야 (alliya) (Korean), aliyá [Latin, feminine] (Ladino), علیا ('aliyâ) (Persian), alija [feminine] (Polish), aliyá [feminine] (Portuguese), алия́ (alijá) [feminine] (Russian), alija [feminine] (Slovak), aliyá [feminine] (Spanish), aliá [feminine] (Spanish), алія́ (alijá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), עליה (aliya) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-aliyah-en-noun-en:Q597260 Categories (other): Human migration, Israel Disambiguation of Human migration: 12 23 37 28 0 Disambiguation of Israel: 0 0 40 28 33 Disambiguation of 'immigration of Jews to Israel': 1 0 67 32
  4. (countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-aliyah-en-noun-1~TuaAqg Categories (other): Israel Disambiguation of Israel: 0 0 40 28 33

Verb [English]

IPA: /əliːˈjɑː/, /əˈliːjə/ Forms: aliyahs [present, singular, third-person], aliyahing [participle, present], aliyahed [participle, past], aliyahed [past], aliya [alternative], 'aliyah [alternative]
Etymology: From Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עלייה|עלייה / עֲלִיָּה|ascent|tr=aliyá}} Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} aliyah (third-person singular simple present aliyahs, present participle aliyahing, simple past and past participle aliyahed)
  1. (intransitive, rare) To make aliyah, to immigrate to Israel. Tags: intransitive, rare Translations (to make aliyah): עָלָה (Hebrew), alijázik (Hungarian), aliázik (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-aliyah-en-verb-fNJOjSVM Categories (other): Israel Disambiguation of Israel: 0 0 40 28 33

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/əˈliːjə/"
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}

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