"Ọba" meaning in Yoruba

See Ọba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɔ̄.bà/ Forms: Ọbà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ọbà|head2=}} Ọbà, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ọbà}} Ọbà, {{yo-prop|Ọbà}} Ọbà
  1. An orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Ọbà river, and was the senior wife of Ṣàngó.
    Sense id: en-Ọba-yo-name-OZnU1zg- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 82 18
  2. Ọbà (a river in Nigeria) Categories (place): Places in Nigeria, Rivers in Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Ọba-yo-name-dTPsy6P4 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
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    {
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Obá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Obá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Obá"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ọbà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ọbà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọbà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ọbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọbà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ọbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọbà",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Ọbà river, and was the senior wife of Ṣàngó."
      ],
      "id": "en-Ọba-yo-name-OZnU1zg-",
      "links": [
        [
          "orisha",
          "orisha"
        ],
        [
          "Ṣàngó",
          "Ṣango#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Places in Nigeria",
          "orig": "yo:Places in Nigeria",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Rivers in Nigeria",
          "orig": "yo:Rivers in Nigeria",
          "parents": [
            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ọbà (a river in Nigeria)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ọba-yo-name-dTPsy6P4",
      "links": [
        [
          "Ọbà",
          "w:Oba River"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Nigeria",
          "Nigeria#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̄.bà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ọba"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba proper nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Yoruba religion"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Obá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Obá"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ọbà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ọbà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọbà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ọbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọbà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ọbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọbà",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Ọbà river, and was the senior wife of Ṣàngó."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "orisha",
          "orisha"
        ],
        [
          "Ṣàngó",
          "Ṣango#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "yo:Places in Nigeria",
        "yo:Rivers in Nigeria"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ọbà (a river in Nigeria)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ọbà",
          "w:Oba River"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Nigeria",
          "Nigeria#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̄.bà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ọba"
}

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