עלייה
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ע־ל־ה (ʿ-l-h) |
The verbal noun of the verb עָלָה (alá, “to rise”).
Noun edit
עלייה / עֲלִיָּה • (aliyá) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]
- ascent, ascending, going up
- rise.
- (Judaism) aliyah, the calling up of someone to the bimah for a the reading of the Torah
- Immigration of a Jew to the Land of Israel
- atrium (upper cavity of the heart)