ijọba

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jọba (“to rule, to govern”), ultimately from jẹ (“to be”) +‎ ọba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.d͡ʒɔ̄.bā/

Noun

ìjọba

government, kingdom

Hyponyms

ìjọba amúnisìn (“colonial regime, repressive regime”)
ìjọba bóofẹ́bóokọ̀ (“totalitarian government, dictatorship”)
ìjọba dẹmọ (“democratic government”)
ìjọba tiwa-n-tiwa (“democratic government”)
ìjọba àjùmọ̀ní (“socialist government”)
ìjọba àìlólórí (“anarchy”)

Derived terms

ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ (“local government”)
ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ (“state government”)

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