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ʿAliyah

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

ʿAliyah (Heb., ‘ascent’).
1. Emigrating from the diaspora to the land of Israel to become a permanent resident.

2. The calling up of a member of the congregation in a synagogue to recite a blessing or to read from the Torah scroll (in full, ʿaliyah la-Torah).

3. Making pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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Aliyah

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Aliyah ♀ Arabic: variant of Aliyya, feminine form of Ali.

Variant: Aaliyah.

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aliyah

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

aliyah •Achaea, aliyah, Almería, Apia, Bahía, Caesarea, Cassiopeia, Chaldea, Cytherea, Euboea, foreseer, freer, galleria, gynaecea, Iphigenia, Kampuchea, kea, keyer, Latakia, Leah, Lucia, Nicaea, Nicosia, onomatopoeia, Oriya, Pangaea, Pantelleria, pharmacopoeia, pizzeria, ria, rupiah, sangría, seer, sharia, Shia, skier, spiraea (US spirea), Tanzania, taqueria, Tarpeia, Thea, trachea, trattoria, urea •sightseer

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