Aliya

For the immigration of Jews to Israel, see Aliyah. For other uses, see Alia and Aliyah (disambiguation).

Aliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah (Arabic: عَلِيَّة or عَالِيَّة) is an Arabic feminine given name.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} 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)