"Aliyah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ع ل ي}}, {{der|en|ar|عَالِيَة}} Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aliyah
  1. A female given name from Arabic of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Aliyah-en-name-336YxL4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 40 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”) Etymology templates: {{root|en|he|ע־ל־ה}}, {{der|en|he|עלייה|עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה|ascent|tr=aliyá}} Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Aliyah
  1. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Aliyah-en-name-O1-5jzaM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Aliyahs [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”) Etymology templates: {{root|en|he|ע־ל־ה}}, {{der|en|he|עלייה|עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה|ascent|tr=aliyá}} Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Aliyah (plural Aliyahs)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of aliyah Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: aliyah
    Sense id: en-Aliyah-en-noun-OSdIICOf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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