Ifẹ

See also: ife, -ife, ifẹ, Ife, Ifɛ, and IFE

Yoruba

Etymology

From Ufẹ̀. Several folk etymologies existed including i- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ fẹ̀ +‎ [Term?] (“to widen, to spread”), literally “The Land that widens”

• Possibly from i- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ fẹ̀ (“to be prosperous, to be successful”), literally “Land of prosperity”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.fɛ̀/

Proper noun

Ifẹ̀

1. Ifẹ (a city in Nigeria)

   Synonym: Ilé-Ifẹ̀

2. (historical) Ife Kingdom
3. mythological origin place of the Yoruba people
4. Ife, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, who speak the Ifẹ̀ dialect of Yoruba
5. A dialect of the Yoruba language