nipasẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ní (“to have”) +‎ ipa (“path, route”) +‎ ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”), literally “To have a link to a path”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nĩ́.k͡pā.sɛ̀/

Verb

nípasẹ̀

1. to have or possess a personal or direct connection or link

Preposition

nípasẹ̀

1. by, through; (literally) by some personal or direct connection or link

   Nítorí bí ó ti jẹ́ pé nípasẹ̀ eniyan ni ikú fi dé, nípasẹ̀ eniyan náà ni ajinde òkú fi dé

   For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man

   . (1 Corinthians 15:21)