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Hebrew
Preposition
עָלֶיהָ • ('aléha)
- Form of עַל ('al) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object.
Noun
עֲלִיָּה • ('aliyá) f
- defective spelling of עלייה
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה.
Noun
עליה • (alie) f, plural עליות (alies)
- (Judaism) aliyah (ascent to the bimah)
- aliyah (immigration of Jews into Israel)
Usage notes
The second sense is taken from modern Hebrew and may be pronounced as such (aliyá).