Ọ̀ṣọfà

Extended Meaning

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). In Benin Republic, it is often spelt Oschoffa.

Morphology

ò-ṣe-ọfà

Gloss

Geolocation

Common in:

Famous Persons

• Samuel Bíléwù Joseph Ọ̀shọffà
• the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ.

Variants