ʿĀliyah
عَالِيَة
Say it ʿAA-li-yah
High, exalted
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Aaliyah, Aliya, Aliyah, Alia, Aaliya
Meaning & source
High, lofty, exalted.
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والعَالِي والسافلُ: بِمَنْزِلَةِ الأَعْلى والأَسْفل
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 15, p. 84 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)