aliah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic علية (ʕaliyya, “high, tall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliah/
  • Hyphenation: ali‧ah

Noun

aliah

  1. (Islam, education) Islamic modern senior high school (US) or upper secondary school (UK)

Usage notes

Although aliah is the standard form in the dictionary, the official name for Islamic modern senior high school (US) or upper secondary school (UK) is madrasah aliyah.

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