"saafula" meaning in Yoruba

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Interjection

IPA: /sáà.fú.là/ Forms: sáàfúlà! [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from Arabic ٱسْتِغْفَار (stiḡfār) *“Allah expressions” as a manifestation of common cultural area in West Africa by Nina Pawlak (University of Warsaw) Etymology templates: {{der|yo|ar|ٱسْتِغْفَار}} Arabic ٱسْتِغْفَار (stiḡfār) Head templates: {{head|yo|interjection|head=sáàfúlà|head2=}} sáàfúlà, {{yo-pos|interjection|sáàfúlà}} sáàfúlà
  1. An exclamation used to denote excitedness.
    Sense id: en-saafula-yo-intj-ujEDEdKk Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for saafula meaning in Yoruba (1.2kB)

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