ọba
noun
/ɔ̄.bā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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king, queen, monarch
Similar wordsọwánounọlọ́jànoun olúnoun 2 entries are spelled “olú”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. olú leader, head, chief; prominent one, hero olú mushroom, fungi, or toadstool
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father
Similar wordsbàbánoun 7 entries are spelled “bàbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. bàbá father, dad baba father bàbà copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) bábà barber bàbà sorghum, millet, (in particular) Sorghum bicolor bàbà to be quickly and rapidly hovering bábá plentiful bàbánoun àbánoun 2 entries are spelled “àbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àbá father àbá idea, suggestion
Etymology
Folk etymology states that it comes from ọ- (“agent prefix”) + ba (“to watch over”). Other etymological theories suggest it coming from the same root as father, compare with baba (“father”), ọbàkan (“paternal half sibling”), ọmọba, but is usually gender neutral when referring to a monarch. Cognate with Arigidi ɔba, Edo ọba
Component words
ọ-agent prefix
bato watch over
4 entries are spelled “ba”. The etymology calls it “to watch over”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
bà
to ferment
bà
to plant seeds in prepared pots for future transplanting into a farm (when it becomes an established seedling)
bà
to press a wound; to apply a warm compress on a wound
bà
to hit (with an impact)
Used in
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ọmọbanoun
2 entries are spelled “ọmọba”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ọmọba
prince, princess
ọmiba
paternal half sibling
Yorùbáname
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
king
king, leader; the first person to a location
king; used mainly in praise poetry and songs
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
obaEnglishobáPortuguese
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọba”.
Reference:
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