Abarịṣa

Yoruba

Etymology

From àba (“father”) +‎ Ọ̀rị̀ṣà (“Orisa (supreme sky deity)”), literally “Father Orisha”, also see àbarị̀ṣà (“rain”). This perhaps suggest that the term "orisha" may originally come for a root for sky or the elements of the sky later associated with a supreme deity.

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; the deity Ọbàtálá

   Synonyms: Òrìṣà, Olódùmarè, Ọbàtálá

2. (Ekiti) Synonym: Olódùmarè
3. (Ekiti, Christianity) God