Ọṣọfà

Pronunciation



Meaning of Ọṣọfà

From the Yorùbá saying 'Ojú kìí ṣe ọfà tí ọta lè ta ba'ni ká ṣubú" or "Ojú kò ṣ'ọfà' that means "the human eye is not a missile that an enemy can fire at one to make one fall" (Source: The Celestial Church of Christ Constitution).



Extended Meaning

In Benin Republic, it is often spelt Oschoffa.



Morphology

ò-ṣe-ọfà



Gloss

- is not, does not
ṣe - become
ọfà - arrow


Geolocation

Common in:
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Famous Persons

Samuel Bíléwù Joseph Ọ̀shọffà, the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ.



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