ijọba alagbada
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom ìjọba + alágbádá, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọba (“to rule”) + oní- (“one who has”) + agbádá (“agbada”), literally “The government of the one who wears the agbada”
- This refers to the fact that many leaders of democratic government's in Africa wear the African attire the agbada, as opposed to the military uniform of military dictators.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editìjọba alágbádá
Coordinate terms
edit- ìjọba ológun (“military dictatorship”)
Derived terms
edit- àlákòóso ìjọbá-alágbádá ní ìjọba-àpapọ̀ (“federal minister”)
Related terms
edit- ìjọba àpapọ̀ (“federal government”)