ogbó atọ́ àsúre Ìwòrìwòfún
phrase
/ō.ɡ͡bó ā.tɔ́ à.sú.ɾē ì.wò.ɾì.wò.fṹ/
Definitions
- a greeting used by practitioners of Ifá divination, usually as a response to the greeting "àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ."
Etymology
From o + gbó + atọ́ + àsúre + Ìwòrìwòfún, ultimately from o- (“agent prefix”) + gbó (“to be old”) + a- (“agent prefix”) + tọ́ (“to live a long life”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + súre (“to shower blessings”) + Ìwòrìwòfún (“the spirit of the 61st chapter of the Odù Ifá”), literally “May you live to be old, may you live a long and healthy life, receive the blessings of Iworiwofun”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
o
4 entries are spelled “o”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
o
The sixteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.
o
you (second-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun)
o
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /o/)
o
Used at the end of sentences to emphasize a statement.
gbó
2 entries are spelled “gbó”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
gbó
to bark (like a dog)
gbó
to be old
atọ́
3 entries are spelled “atọ́”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
atọ́
a small gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) with a long thin neck used as a musical instrument or used to store medicine
atọ́
ripe old age
atọ́
one that is straight, right, or appropriate
àsúreÌwòrìwòfún
o-agent prefixgbóto be olda-agent prefixtọ́to live a long lifeà-nominalizing prefixsúreto shower blessingsÌwòrìwòfúnthe spirit of the 61st chapter of the Odù Ifá
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ogbo atọ asure Iworiwofun”.
Reference:
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