{{for-multi|the immigration of Jews to Israel|Aliyah|other uses|Alia (disambiguation){{!}}Alia|and|Aliyah (disambiguation)}} '''Aliya''', '''Aaliyah''', '''Alia''' or '''Aliyah''' ({{langx|ar|عَلِيَّة}} or {{lang|ar|عَالِيَّة}}) is an Arabic feminine given name.<ref>{{cite web|title=The meaning of name Aliyah a and origin Arabic|url=http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-ALIYA.html|website=www.first-names-meanings.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aliya: Meaning Of Name Aliya {{!}} Nameberry.com|url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/Aliya|website=nameberry.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Mike|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Aliyyah|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/aliyyah|website=Behind the Name}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aliya Name Meaning in Urdu - Aliya meaning علیا, Arabic Girls & Boys Names|url=http://hamariweb.com/names/muslim/arabic/girl/aliya-meaning_5129|website=hamariweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=What does Aliya (Muslim Arabic Name) mean?|url=http://imuslim.name/4987-meaning-Aliya-muslim-arabic-names.html|website=imuslim.name|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alia - Islamic Name Meaning - Baby Names for Muslims|url=http://quranicnames.com/alia/|website=quranicnames.com |date=20 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aliya : Arabic Names, Baby Names, Muslim Names with Meanings and Writing|url=http://www.arabic-online.co.uk/arabic-names/aliya/|website=www.arabic-online.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wowbabyname.com/aliya-name-meaning-and-origin/|title=Aliya Name Meaning And Origin|last=|first=|date=|website=wowbabyname.com|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919083437/https://wowbabyname.com/aliya-name-meaning-and-origin/ |archive-date=2020-09-19 |access-date=}}</ref> It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "high" , "exalted" , "sublime" , "rising" or "ascending" .
==People== * Aliyah bint al-Mansur, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph al-Mansur from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah. * Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq * ''Aliyah bint al-Mahdi'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah. * Aliya (actress) (born 1992), Chinese actress * Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author * Aliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper * Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast * Aliya Yussupova (born 1984), Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
==See also== * Aaliyah (1979–2001), American singer, dancer, actress, and model * Aaliyah (given name) * Aliyah (given name) * Alia (name) * Alya (name) * Aliye, name * Aila (name) * Ali (name)
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