ọba

== Edo == === Etymology === Cognate with Arigidi ɔba, Yoruba ọba === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ́.bá/ === Noun === ọba king, ruler Synonym: ogie ==== Derived terms ==== Ọba (“Emperor of the Benin Kingdom”) == Yoruba == === Etymology === Folk etymology states that it comes from ọ- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ba (“to watch over”). Other etymological theories suggest it coming from the same root as father, compare with baba (“father”), ọbàkan (“paternal half sibling”), ọmọba, but is usually gender neutral when referring to a monarch. Cognate with Arigidi ɔba, Edo ọba === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̄.bā/ === Noun === ọba king, queen, monarch Synonyms: ọwá, ọlọ́jà, olú (obsolete, archaic) father Synonyms: baba, bàbá, àbá ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: oba → Portuguese: obá