ìyánífá
noun
/ì.já.nĩ́.fá/
Definitions
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A female initiate or priestess of Ifa divination
Similar wordsìyáláwoPossibly in the same setbàbáláwonoun Wiktionary points at “bàbáláwo”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “babaláwo”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “bàbáláwo” may be a word nobody has written up yet. babaláwo babalawo (priest of Ifa)
Etymology
From ìyá (“mother, woman”) + oní- (“one who has”) + Ifá (“Ifa divination”).
Component words
ìyámother, womanoní-one who has
IfáIfa divination
2 entries are spelled “Ifá”. The etymology calls it “Ifa divination”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
Ifá
A complex system of divination in Yoruba religion.
Ifá
the spirit associated with divination, wisdom, and the oracle
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.
A devotee or initiate of Ifá divination and a worshipper of the orisha Ọ̀rúnmìlà
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iyanifa”.
Reference:
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