to cling to, stick to, adhere to (in both senses, good or bad); to covet

1. lit. kesā sīsaṃ allīyiṃsu the hair stuck to the head Ja.i.64 khaggo lomesu allīyi the sword stuck in the hair Ja.i.273
2. fig. to covet, desire etc.: in idiomatic phrase allīyati (SN.iii.190 variant reading; T. ālayati) kelāyati vanāyati (SN.iii.190 variant reading; T. manāyati; MN.i.260 T. dhanāyati, but variant reading MN.i.552 vanāyati) mamāyati “to caress dearly & be extremely jealous of” (c. acc.) at MN.i.260 & SN.iii.190. Ja.iv.5; Ja.v.154 (allīyituṃ, variant reading illīyituṃ); Dhs-a.364 (vanati bhajati a); pp. allīna-Caus. alliyāpeti [cp. Sk. ālāpayati, but B.Sk. allīpeti Mvu.iii.144; pp. allīpita ibid. Mvu.i.311; Mvu.iii.408; pass. allīpīyate Mvu.iii.127.] to make stick to to bring near to (c. acc. or loc.) Ja.ii.325 (hatthiṃ mahābhittiyan alliyāpetvā); Ja.iv.392 (sīsena sīsaṃ alliyāpetvā).

ā + līyati, lī, līyate, layate