"Ifẹ" meaning in Yoruba

See Ifẹ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ī.fɛ̀/ Forms: Ifẹ̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From Ufẹ̀. Several folk etymologies existed including i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fẹ̀ + [Term?] (“to widen, to spread”), literally “The Land that widens” *Possibly from i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fẹ̀ (“to be prosperous, to be successful”), literally “Land of prosperity” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|i-|fẹ̀|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=The Land that widens|t1=nominalizing prefix|t3=to widen, to spread}} i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fẹ̀ + [Term?] (“to widen, to spread”), literally “The Land that widens”, {{af|yo|i-|fẹ̀|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=Land of prosperity|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to be prosperous, to be successful}} i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fẹ̀ (“to be prosperous, to be successful”), literally “Land of prosperity” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ifẹ̀|head2=}} Ifẹ̀, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ifẹ̀}} Ifẹ̀, {{yo-prop|Ifẹ̀}} Ifẹ̀
  1. Ifẹ (a city in Nigeria) Categories (place): Cities in Nigeria, Places in Nigeria Synonyms: Ilé-Ifẹ̀
    Sense id: en-Ifẹ-yo-name-DVhPPzys Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 31 6 30 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 35 4 28 8 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 16 24 26
  2. (historical) Ife Kingdom Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Ifẹ-yo-name-4JauvSnS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 31 6 30 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 35 4 28 8 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 16 24 26 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 8 13 24 28 28
  3. mythological origin place of the Yoruba people
    Sense id: en-Ifẹ-yo-name-4m~ifVxS Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 16 24 26 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 8 13 24 28 28
  4. Ife, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, who speak the Ifẹ̀ dialect of Yoruba
    Sense id: en-Ifẹ-yo-name-3ojsyUcO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 31 6 30 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 35 4 28 8 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 16 24 26 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 8 13 24 28 28
  5. A dialect of the Yoruba language Categories (topical): Dialects
    Sense id: en-Ifẹ-yo-name-kgB~9-UA Disambiguation of Dialects: 14 23 11 20 31 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 16 24 26 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 8 13 24 28 28
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      },
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      "name": "af"
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        "3": "fẹ̀",
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      "form": "Ifẹ̀",
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        {
          "word": "Ilé-Ifẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Ife Kingdom"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ifẹ-yo-name-4JauvSnS",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ī.fɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ifẹ"
}
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      ],
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ī.fɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ifẹ"
}

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