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Ifa

/ɪˈfɑː/

Ifa noun: a complex system of divination in Yoruba religion.

Noun (1)

Ifa (plural Ifa)

  1. A complex system of divination in Yoruba religion.

Proper noun

Ifa (plural Ifa)

  1. the spirit associated with divination, wisdom, and the oracle
  2. Synonym of Orunmila
    Synonyms:
    Orunmila

Noun (2) capitalized: IFA

IFA (plural IFAs)

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of independent financial adviser.

Synonyms of Ifa

Forms of Ifa

Noun
pluralIfa
pluralIFAs
Proper noun
pluralIfa

Origin of Ifa

Borrowed from Yoruba Ifá.

Questions about Ifa

What does Ifa mean?
Ifa means a complex system of divination in Yoruba religion.
What part of speech is Ifa?
Ifa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ifa?
Ifa is pronounced /ɪˈfɑː/.
What is the plural of Ifa?
The plural of Ifa is Ifa.

Words near Ifa in the dictionary

  1. if-then-else
  2. if-thenism
  3. if-thens
  4. if/then
  5. if/thens
  6. Ifa
  7. ifackins
  8. IFAD
  9. Ifafa lilies
  10. Ifafa lily
  11. ifaith

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ifa (page history and authors); IFA (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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