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מעלה

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Hebrew

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Root
ע־ל־ה (ʿ-l-h)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מַעֲלָה (ma'aláf (plural indefinite מַעֲלוֹת)

  1. advantage
  2. degree
    • 2008, 40 מעלות בצל (40 ma'alót batsél, 40 Degrees in the Shade) (song), in Dabri (album)
  3. step, stair

References

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Further reading

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Adverb

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מַעְלָה (má'la)

  1. up, upwards, above
  2. above, heavenly

Antonyms

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Adjective

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מְעֻלֶּה (m'ulé)

  1. defective spelling of מעולה

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מַעֲלָה.

Noun

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מעלה (maylef, plural מעלות (mayles)

  1. advantage, virtue