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Meaning of ọba | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ɔ̄.bā

Definitions

  1. king, queen, monarch
  2. An orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Ọbà river, and was the senior wife of Ṣàngó.
  3. father
    archaic, obsolete
  4. Ọbà (a river in Nigeria)

Equivalents

English king
Kurdî king

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Ọba Bárúgbó ọba opojẹ Ọba-ńlá Ọbaala Ọbadio Ọbáfúnkẹ́

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