Meaning of Ògùn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ogun (orisha of war, iron, metallurgy, and technology), patron of warriors, hunters, blacksmiths, and ironworkers.
2. war, battle (physical or mental)
3. a black mangrove tree (Avicennia africana)
4. Ogun (a river in Nigeria)
5. heritage, inheritance, legacy
6. August, the third month of the traditional Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá; named in honor of Ògún. Many Ògún festivals are held during this month.
   broadly
7. Ogun (a state of Nigeria)

Equivalents

Examples

“Kò sí òrìṣà tí yóò ṣe bí Ògún lágbẹ̀dẹ”

There is no òrìṣà that will perform like Ògún in a smithy

“ogun àgbáyé”

world war

“Ogun ti ja gbogbo ilú wa.”

A war has ravaged all of our cities.

“Ìlérí ilé kò mọ ti à ń jagun; kùfẹ̀kùfẹ̀ kò mọ ìjà; ijọ́ tí a bá rí ogun là á mọ ojo.”

Boasting at home has nothing to do with waging a war; bragging has nothing to do with fighting; it is the day of battle that we know the coward. (proverb against boasting or bragging)

“Ọ̀rẹ́ẹ̀ mí gbogun tì mí lẹ́nu iṣẹ́.”

My friend was waging a war against me at work.

“owó-orí sísan lórí ogún”

inheritance tax

“Agbójúlógún faraa rẹ̀ fòṣì ta”

Anyone who builds his hope on some future legacy will become vulnerable to destitution. (proverb against irrational expectation)

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