ayanfẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ايَنفعَِ

Etymology

à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yàn (“to chose”) +‎ fẹ́ (“to love”), literally “That who I have chosen to love”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.jã̀.fɛ́/

Noun

àyànfẹ́

1. (idiomatic) lover, chosen one

   Synonyms: olólùfẹ́, olùfẹ́, ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn, àrídùnnú

   Àyànfẹ́ mi tọ́jú mi, tọ́jú mi bí ìfẹ́ òdodo àti ìfẹ́ nìkan ẹ ― My lover take care of me, take care of me like your one and only true love