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]

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)

Antonyms

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

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