Àbarị̀ṣà
name
/à.bā.ɾɪ̀.ʃà/
Definitions
- the supreme sky deity of the Ekiti people, synonymous with Ọ̀rị̀ṣà and Ọbàtálá, likely predating Olódùmọrè; the deity Ọbàtálá
- God
Etymology
From àba (“father”) + Ọ̀rị̀ṣà (“Orisa (supreme sky deity)”), literally “Father Orisha”, also see àbarị̀ṣà (“rain”). This perhaps suggest that the term "orisha" may originally come for a root for sky or the elements of the sky later associated with a supreme deity.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Abarịṣa”.
Reference:
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