Ọbara

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Yoruba

Ọ̀bàrà

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.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ọ̀bàrà

  1. The seventh principal sign of the Ifa divination system
  2. 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
    Synonym: àpólà Ọ̀bàrà
  3. The seventh chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
    Synonym: Ọ̀bàrà méjì
  4. The spirit associated with the Ọ̀bàrà sign

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