Gender:
Female
Meanings:
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Exalted; sublime, elevated (AH-lee-yah—Arabic, North Africa; ah-LEE-yah—Swahili, East Africa).
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Form of Aliyah: Exalted (Arabic, North Africa).
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Form of Aliyah: To ascend (Hebrew).
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A ladder, staircase (Fon, Benin).
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