aliá

See also: alia, Alia, alía, and -alia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈa/ [a.lɪˈa], (faster pronunciation) /aˈlja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlja/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew עלייה (aliyá).

Noun

aliá f (plural aliás)

1. (Judaism) aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sinhalese අලියා (aliyā, “elephant”).

Alternative forms

• aleá

Noun

aliá f (plural aliás)

1. (rare) female elephant

   Synonym: elefanta

Related terms

• aleia (“tuskless elephant”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlja/ [aˈlja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧liá

Etymology 1

Noun

aliá f (plural aliás)

1. (Judaism) aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel)

Etymology 2

Verb

aliá

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of aliar