awiṣẹ
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wí (“to say”) + ṣẹ (“to take effect”), literally “That which or that who says something to take immediate effect”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.wí.ʃɛ̄/
Noun
àwíṣẹ
- the act of saying something that takes immediate effect
- (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) prophecy, usually used in reference to the powers of the orisha Ifá or Ifá divination
- Synonyms: ìwíṣẹ, àfọ̀ṣẹ
- àwíṣẹ ni ti Ifá; àfọ̀ṣẹ ni ti Ọ̀rúnmìlà ― Prophecy is that of Ifa, accurate prediction is that of the orisha Orunmila
- (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) prophet, soothsayer
- Synonyms: àsọṣẹ, aláwìíṣẹ
Derived terms
- Àwíṣẹ Àgbáyé (“Yoruba religious chieftaincy”)
- aláwìíṣẹ (“prophet”)
- ewì-àwíṣẹ (“ritual incantation”)
See also
- ànábì (“Islamic prophet”)
- wòlíì (“Islamic or Christian prophet”)
Etymology 2
![](Images/wiktionary/Gossypium_arboreum_Tree_Cotton_(16237261828).jpg.webp)
Àwíṣẹ
Same as Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.wí.ʃɛ̄/
Noun
àwíṣẹ
- the plant Gossypium arboreum