# oleh
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עוֹלֶה (olé).

### Noun

oleh (plural olehs or olim)
* A Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.
* Someone who makes an aliyah for a Torah-reading.
** 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 106:The benediction recited by the oleh before reading the portion of the Torah.

#### Related terms

* olah

### Anagrams

* Hoel, OHLE, helo, hole, ohel

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay oleh, from Proto-Malayic *ulih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.lɛh/
* Rhymes: -lɛh, -ɛh, -h
* Hyphenation: o‧lèh

### Preposition

olèh
* by
** indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: through the action or presence of
    Ikan dimakan oleh ibu.The fish is eaten by mother.
** (archaic) indicates a means of achieving something: involving/using the means of
    Synonym: dengan
* (uncommon) due to (caused by; resulting from; because of)
    Synonym: akibat
* (indicating a family relationship, archaic) to (used to indicate the target or recipient of an action)
    Synonym: kepada
* (archaic) for
    Synonyms: bagi, untuk
** towards; in the direction of
** directed at; intended to belong to
** in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something)
** befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to

### Conjunction

oléh
* (uncommon) because
    Synonyms: karena, gara-gara, sebab, soalnya
** by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
** as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that

#### Derived terms

* beroleh
* pemerolehan
* peroleh
* perolehan
* oleh karena itu
* oleh sebab itu

#### Related terms

* boleh
* oleh-oleh

### Further reading

* “oleh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* اوله (obsolete Jawi)

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ulih.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.leh/
* Rhymes: -eh

### Adverb

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)
* because

### Preposition

oleh
* by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
* because of
* with

#### Synonyms

* (because of): sebab
* (with): dengan, serta

### Conjunction

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)
* because; because of
    Synonyms: sebab, akibat, hasil

### Noun

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه, plural oleh-oleh, informal 1st possessive olehku, 2nd possessive olehmu, 3rd possessive olehnya)
* means
    Synonym: dapatan

#### Derived terms

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* oleh itu
* oleh sebab itu
* beroleh
* boleh
* peroleh
* oleh-oleh

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اوله olih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 34
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اوله uleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 61
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “oleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 184

### Further reading

* “oleh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Obsolete Jawi spellings