עליה

Hebrew

Preposition

עָלֶיהָ • ('aléha)

1. Form of עַל ('al) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object.

Noun

עֲלִיָּה • ('aliyá) f

1. defective spelling of עלייה

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה.

Noun

עליה • (alie) f, plural עליות (alies)

1. (Judaism) aliyah (ascent to the bimah)
2. aliyah (immigration of Jews into Israel)

Usage notes

The second sense is taken from modern Hebrew and may be pronounced as such (aliyá).