alabasita

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English alabaster.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.lā.bá.sí.tà/

Noun

alabásítà

  1. alabaster
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Bíbélì Mímọ́ ti Ìtumọ̀ Ayé Tuntun: Máàkù 14 – Àkọsílẹ̀ Máàkù”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎:
      Nígbà tó wà ní Bẹ́tánì, tó ń jẹun* ní ilé Símónì adẹ́tẹ̀, obìnrin kan mú orùba* alabásítà tí wọ́n rọ òróró onílọ́fínńdà sí wá, ojúlówó náádì tó wọ́n gan-an ni.
      While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard.
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