àjẹ́
noun
/à.d͡ʒɛ́/
Definitions
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In the Yoruba religion, the concept of the biological, spiritual, and creative powers (or àṣẹ) of all women and mothers
They are believed to have powers of elemental, biological and artistic creation; healing; destruction; spiritual and physical development and fortification, this is the origin of the association with the term as being a witch.
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A female figure with supernatural powers.
Similar wordsìyá miÌyàmi
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witch, sorceress
Similar wordsìyá àjẹ́ẹlẹyẹ
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jẹ́ (“to be”), literally “One who creates, one who allows things to exist”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixjẹ́to be
Used in
iṣẹ́ àjẹ́ìwà àjẹ́Ìyàmi Àjẹ́
Related words
oṣónoun
2 entries are spelled “oṣó”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
oṣó
sorcerer, magician; the male equivalent of àjẹ́
oṣó
the plant Parkia bicolor
Ìyàmi Òṣòròǹgàname
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ajẹ”.
Reference:
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