עלייה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ל־ה (ʿ-l-h)

The verbal noun of the verb עָלָה (alá, “to rise”).

Noun

עלייה / עֲלִיָּה • (aliyá) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. ascent, ascending, going up
2. rise.
3. (Judaism, countable) aliyah (the calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah)
4. (uncountable) aliyah (the immigration of Jews to Israel)
5. atrium (upper cavity of the heart)

Antonyms

• יְרִידָה (y'ridá)
• (antonym(s) of “atrium”): חֶדֶר (ḥéder)