Olodumare

Yoruba Alternative forms yo Elédùmarè yo Lédùmaè yo Oǹdó Etymology From yo oní- òdùmarè. Many folk etymologies attempt to explain the origin of the term yo òdùmàrè, but the etymology is ultimately unclear A chapter from the yo Odù Ifa (Yoruba religious text), yo Ọ̀sá Ògúndá, explains that the etymology comes from the phrase yo yo oní yo odù tí ń yo tan yo òṣùmàrè, ultimately from yo oní- odù òṣùmàrè one who has pot rainbow The owner of the pot from which the rainbow comes from Another folk etymology explains it as ultimately meaning yo odù source of creation, pot mà does not rè to become exhausted, empty The Owner of the Source of Creation that does not get exhausted; The All Sufficient One Compare with yo Òṣùmàrè Another theory tends to link the term to yo àrè, referring to a stranger or someone of unknown background, referring to the mysterious origins associated with Olodumare, thus breaking down to yo oní- òdù mọ̀ àrè one who has pot, source to know stranger, foreigner, of unknown background Pronunciation Olódùmarè 3 Proper noun Olódùmarè A primordial being of creation in the Yoruba pantheon, regarded as the supreme ruler of the universe and the highest ranking divinity of yo Ìṣẹ̀ṣe yo Elédùwà Ọlọ́run yo Christianity God yo Ọlọ́run yo Yoruba religion