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
ò - is not, does notṣe - become
ọfà - arrow
Geolocation
Common in:
GENERAL
Famous Persons
Samuel Bíléwù Joseph Ọ̀shọffà, the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ.