Alaafin

== English == === Etymology === From Yoruba Aláàfin. === Noun === Alaafin (plural Alaafins) A king of the Oyo Empire. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Alaafin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === afalina == Yoruba == === Alternative forms === Aláọ̀fịn === Etymology === From Contraction of Aláwọ̀fin, equivalent to oní- (“one who, owner”) +‎ ààfin (“palace”), literally “Owner of the palace”, ultimately from oní- (“one who, owner”) +‎ à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wọ̀ (“to enter”) +‎ ọ̀fin (“palace, royalty”), literally “Owner of the entering of royalty; Owner of the entering of the palace” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ā.láà.fĩ̄/ === Proper noun === Aláàfin The monarch of Oyo, and historically of the Oyo Empire. ==== Related terms ==== ààfin àọ̀fịn àghọ̀fẹn ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: alafim → English: Alaafin