aliyah
/əliːˈjɑː/
aliyah noun: the calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
Noun (1)
aliyah (plural aliyahs or aliyot or aliyoth or aliyos)
- The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
- A subsection of a parashah (weekly Torah reading) read by (or on behalf of) one person.
- The immigration of Jews to Israel.
- In the past, Yemenite Jews did not have a Bar Mitzvah ceremony at all; they first encountered this ceremony when they made Aliyah to Israel.2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 53
- One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.
Verb
aliyah (third-person singular simple present aliyahs, present participle aliyahing, simple past and past participle aliyahed)
- To make aliyah, to immigrate to Israel.
- Anti-Semitism is a method of fooling Jews into aliyahing to Israel, the homeland, the sanctuary, in the pretence they will be safe. In the last 50 years how many Jews have died in Israel as a result of anti Jewish attacks....and how many have died in the diaspora?2004 February 13, Paul Abelest, “Why Zionists love anti-Semitism”, in soc.culture.israel (Usenet)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Aliyah
Aliyah
- A female given name from Arabic of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah.
Noun (2) capitalized: Aliyah
Aliyah (plural Aliyahs)
- Alternative letter-case form of aliyah.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Aliyah
Aliyah
- A female given name from Hebrew.
aliyah meaning in Arabic and Persian
aliyah in Arabic
- immigration of Jews to Israel
- عَلْيَا ʕalyā
aliyah in Persian
- immigration of Jews to Israel
- علیا 'aliyâ
Antonyms of aliyah
Forms of aliyah
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | aliyahs |
| plural | aliyot |
| plural | aliyoth |
| plural | aliyos |
| alternative form | aliya |
| alternative form | 'aliyah |
| plural | Aliyahs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | aliyahs |
| present participle | aliyahing |
| past participle | aliyahed |
| past | aliyahed |
Origin of aliyah
From Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”).
Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)
Questions about aliyah
- What does aliyah mean?
- Aliyah means the calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
- What is aliyah in Arabic?
- Aliyah in Arabic is عَلْيَا (ʕalyā). See Aliyah meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is aliyah?
- Aliyah can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce aliyah?
- Aliyah is pronounced /əliːˈjɑː/.
- What is the plural of aliyah?
- The plural of aliyah is aliyahs.
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