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על

  • /al/ Modern Israeli
  • [ʔäl] Modern Israeli
  • /al/
  • [ʔɑɫ]
  • /ʕal/
  • [ʕal]
  • /ŋal/
  • [ŋal]
  • [ʕæl]

Rhymes with -al

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕalay-.

preposition עַל · al · עליי · עָלַי · עָלֵינוּ

  1. literally on, on top of אני עומד על חומות ירושלים.
  2. figuratively on
  3. about על מה אתם מדברים?
  4. formal must עליכם להגיש את המבחן תוך שלוש שעות.
  5. by (used to separate dimensions, when describing the size of something.) ארבע על ארבע

prefix עַל · ál

  1. morpheme Super-: above; more than; larger than. מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá, “family”) → עַל־מִשְׁפָּחָה (ál-mishpakhá, “superfamily”)

Opposite: תת־

suffix עַל · ál

  1. alternative, morpheme Alternative form of the prefix; see above. גִּבּוֹר (gibór, “hero”) → גִּבּוֹר־עָל (gibór-ál, “superhero”)

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prefix

Opposite: תת־

In English

  • about over or upon different parts of
  • on positioned at the upper surface of
  • by used to separate dimensions
  • burden heavy load
  • yoke bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their neck
  • onto upon; on top of

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {על},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}