Abarịṣa

Yoruba

Etymology

From àba (“father”) +‎ Ọ̀rị̀ṣà (“Orisa (supreme sky deity)”), literally “Father Orisha”, this perhaps suggest that the term "orisha" may originally come for a root for sky, compare with similar non-African terms like Jupiter or Zeus, sky deities in Greek and Roman religion who's name mean "Sky father."

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.bā.ɾɪ̀.ʃà/

Proper noun

Àbarị̀ṣà

  1. (Ekiti) the supreme sky deity of the Ekiti people, synonymous with Ọ̀rị̀ṣà and Ọbàtálá, likely predating Olódùmọrè
    Synonyms: Òrìṣà, Olódùmarè, Ọbàtálá
  2. (Ekiti) Synonym: Olódùmarè
  3. (Ekiti, Christianity) God
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