Ìdó-Fábọ́rọ̀
name
/ì.dó.fá.bɔ́.ɾɔ̀/
Definitions
- Ido Ekiti (a Yoruba town in Ekiti, Nigeria); known for its reference in the Odù Ifá as the birthplace and hometown of the legendary figure Pòróyè, who eventually became a wife of Ọ̀rúnmìlà (Ifá) and the mother of Ọlọmọ
Etymology
From Ìdó + Ifá + bá + ọrọ̀, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dó (“to settle”), literally “that which we settled” and Ifá (“Ifa, referring to the deity and prophet Orunmila”) + bá (“to meet”) + ọrọ̀ (“wealth”), literally “Ifa has met wealth”, likely referring to the fact Orunmila found his wife in Ido
Component words
Wiktionary records 3 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
Ìdó
Ifá
2 entries are spelled “Ifá”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — 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
bá
ọrọ̀
2 entries are spelled “ọrọ̀”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
ọrọ̀
wealth, riches
ọrọ̀
matters, a concern of great urgency, issue
ì-nominalizing prefixdóto settle
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ido-Fabọrọ”.
Reference:
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