aghọfẹn

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Itsekiri

Àghọ̀fẹn Ọ̀yọ́

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Edekiri *à-ɣɔ̀fɪ̃. The Proto-Yoruboid term is unclear, see Igala éfọfẹ (“palace”), Igala ọ́fẹ (“chieftaincy title”). The shifting of /ɣ/ and /w/ to /f/ or vice versa is present, which, while it is not clear which direction that sound change may have taken, is seen in other Yoruboid or Edekiri cognates, see ehoro vs. afolo and ọ̀fàfà vs. awàwà. See perhaps ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-fɔ̀fɪ̃, *ɛ́-fɔ̀fɪ̃ or Proto-Yoruboid *á-ɣɔ̀fɪ̃, *ɛ́-ɣɔ̀fɪ̃. Also see Proto-Yoruboid *-fɪ̃ (“root relating to royalty or nobility”).

Cognates include Oǹdó and Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba àghọ̀fẹn, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba àwọ̀fi, Yoruba ààfin, and Èkìtì Yoruba àọ̀fịn

Pronunciation

Noun

àghọ̀fẹn

  1. palace
    Synonym: ulí ọlájà
    Mo rí àghọ̀fẹn ọlájà rẹ́n ― I have seen the king's palace

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include Itsekiri àghọ̀fẹn. From Proto-Edekiri *à-ɣɔ̀fɪ̃, equivalent to àghọ̀ +‎ ọfẹn

Pronunciation

Noun

àghọ̀fẹn

  1. (Ondo, Ọwọ) palace
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