Alafinn.

Brit.

/ˈaləfɪn/, U.S.

/ˈæləfən/, West African English

/aˈlafin/

Forms: 1800s– Alafin, 1900s– Alaafin Brit.

/əˈlaəfɪn/, U.S.

/əˈlæəfən/, West African English

/aˈlaafin/, 1900s– Ala'afin, 1900s– Aláàfin. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba Aláàfin.

Etymology: < Yoruba Aláàfin owner of the palace < alá-, variant of oni-, prefix forming nouns with the sense ‘possessor’ + ààfin palace, court.Compare the following earlier example of the Yoruba word in an English context (the etymological information given is no longer regarded as accurate):c1843 S. A. Crowther Vocab. Yoruba Lang. ii. 8/1 From this [sc. ãfin] is derived Alawọfin, contracted, Alãfin, ‘He who enters the palace.’

The political leader (formerly the king) of the Yoruba people of Oyo state in south-western Nigeria (see Yoruba n. and adj.). Also as a title. Cf. Oba n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > specific Nigerian ruler

Oba1852

Alafin1874

Oni1900

obi1932

1874 Church Missionary Intelligencer Sept. 275/2 The royal family of Ondo..were sent in ancient times as governors by the Alafin or King of Yoruba into this province.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 754/2 The direct representative of the old Yoruba power is the ‘alafin’ or king of the Yoruba country proper.

1928 Daily Express 22 Nov. 9/3 When in 1862 (before British rule) the present Alafin's grandfather succeeded directly, the event brought about civil war.

1980 R. G. Armstrong in B. K. Swartz & R. E. Dumett W. Afr. Culture Dynamics 404 The aláàfin-to-be goes to..the royal burial place... Only after this symbolic death does he go to the palace..to become king.

1992 I. Okpewho Afr. Oral Lit. 269 The Alarinjo theatre..was first established as court entertainment by Alaafin Ogbolu, the last Alaafin..of the old Oyo kingdom.

2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) xiii. 330 He was saying that this chief lieutenant of this king, this Alafin, had been killed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alafin
释义	Alafinn. Brit. /ˈaləfɪn/, U.S. /ˈæləfən/, West African English /aˈlafin/ Forms: 1800s– Alafin, 1900s– Alaafin Brit. /əˈlaəfɪn/, U.S. /əˈlæəfən/, West African English /aˈlaafin/, 1900s– Ala'afin, 1900s– Aláàfin. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba Aláàfin. Etymology: < Yoruba Aláàfin owner of the palace < alá-, variant of oni-, prefix forming nouns with the sense ‘possessor’ + ààfin palace, court.Compare the following earlier example of the Yoruba word in an English context (the etymological information given is no longer regarded as accurate):c1843 S. A. Crowther Vocab. Yoruba Lang. ii. 8/1 From this [sc. ãfin] is derived Alawọfin, contracted, Alãfin, ‘He who enters the palace.’ The political leader (formerly the king) of the Yoruba people of Oyo state in south-western Nigeria (see Yoruba n. and adj.). Also as a title. Cf. Oba n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > specific Nigerian ruler Oba1852 Alafin1874 Oni1900 obi1932 1874 Church Missionary Intelligencer Sept. 275/2 The royal family of Ondo..were sent in ancient times as governors by the Alafin or King of Yoruba into this province. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 754/2 The direct representative of the old Yoruba power is the ‘alafin’ or king of the Yoruba country proper. 1928 Daily Express 22 Nov. 9/3 When in 1862 (before British rule) the present Alafin's grandfather succeeded directly, the event brought about civil war. 1980 R. G. Armstrong in B. K. Swartz & R. E. Dumett W. Afr. Culture Dynamics 404 The aláàfin-to-be goes to..the royal burial place... Only after this symbolic death does he go to the palace..to become king. 1992 I. Okpewho Afr. Oral Lit. 269 The Alarinjo theatre..was first established as court entertainment by Alaafin Ogbolu, the last Alaafin..of the old Oyo kingdom. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) xiii. 330 He was saying that this chief lieutenant of this king, this Alafin, had been killed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1874
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