Ọ̀bàrà
name
/ɔ̀.bà.ɾà/
Definitions
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The seventh principal sign of the Ifa divination system
Related words
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The seventh of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the seventh principal chapter, (Ọ̀bàrà méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀bàrà
Similar wordsàpólà Ọ̀bàrà
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The seventh chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
Similar wordsỌ̀bàrà méjì
- The spirit associated with the Ọ̀bàrà sign
Etymology
Cognate across Volta-Niger, the term has remained relatively constant across all the languages in that group, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see Proto-Volta-Niger *-bàlà). Cognate with Igala Ọ̀bàlà, Itsekiri Ọ̀bàrà, ultimately derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bàlà, see there for more cognates.
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Related words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọbara”.
Reference:
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