Ọlọ́run
name
/ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜɾũ̄/
Definitions
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Olorun, a nickname for the supreme divinity of the Yoruba religion, Olódùmarè
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God (the monotheistic deity of the Abrahamic religions)
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Etymology
From oní- (“one who has”) + ọ̀run (“heaven”), literally “The one who owns heaven”.
Component words
oní-one who hasọ̀runheaven
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alternative form of Olúwa (“God”)
the supreme being and deity associated with the sky, rainfall, and weather. Equivalent to what is now regarded as Olódùmarè, this meaning is still used in the Ekiti Yorùbá equivalent Ọ̀rị̀ṣà, Àbarị̀ṣà.
the Creator, God
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.
OlorunEnglishOlorumPortuguese
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọlọrun”.
Reference:
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