Ogbè
name
/ō.ɡ͡bè/
Definitions
- The first principal sign of the Ifa divination system.
- The first of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the first principal chapter, (Èjì Ogbè) and the other fifteen chapters of Ogbè.
- The first and most important chapter of the Odù Ifá
- The spirit and divinity associated with the Ogbè divination sign, he is believed to be a son of Ọ̀ṣun and Ọ̀rúnmìlà and was born in the town of Ọ̀tùn, where the king was his maternal grandfather.
Etymology
Cognate terms are found throughout Volta-Niger languages, and cognates also show evidence of the o- and e- prefixes, which are likely obsolete plural markers. See Itsekiri Ogbìn, Igala Ébì, Edo Ógbì, Igbo Ógbì, Igbo Óbì (Nsukka), Idoma Ébì, Fon Gbè, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-gbì. In sister divination systems, this signature is known as Osika, Osinkan, and Osinkara.
Used in
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ogbe”.
Reference:
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