obeah

English - Turkish

Definition of obeah in English Turkish dictionary

büyü

(isim) zenci büyüsü

{i} zenci büyüsü

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of obeah in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Batı Afrika Folklarında, köylere gizlice girerek cadılar için kız kaçıran dev hayvan

English - English

Definition of obeah in English English dictionary

A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean

{i} type of African witchcraft that is especially practiced in the West Indies; charm, talisman (also obi)

a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man

Same as Obi

A form of folk magic or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in the West Indies

Related Terms

obeah doctors

plural form of obeah doctor

obis

plural of obi

Hyphenation

o·be·ah

Etymology

[ 'O-bE-& ] (noun.) 1760. Origin uncertain. Apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The OED points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”).