Английская Википедия:Igziabeher

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Igziabeher (Шаблон:Lang-am; Шаблон:IPAc-en) means literally "Lord of a nation" or "tribe", i.e. God, in the Ethiopian or Ge'ez language, as well as modern Ethiosematic languages including Amharic.[1]

Igziabher in Ge'ez is composed of Шаблон:Lang (Lord or ruler), plus a euphonic -'a added to the vowel to signify the possessive construct (i.e., "ruler of"), followed by Шаблон:Lang ("nation, tribe). Today, Шаблон:Lang, when directly translated into English, means ethnic group. Another, more generic Ethiopian word meaning "God" (including the deities of any other religion) is Шаблон:Lang (Шаблон:Lang) which is descended from the Proto-Semitic term for "king" or "ruler."

Igziabher is also used within the Rastafari movement as a name of Jah (God). It may be heard in the reggae music of artists such as Peter Tosh (who recorded a song named "Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)" on his album Legalize It), The Abyssinians, Third World and Midnite.

In the fourth century, King Ezana ruled a large part of modern-day North Ethiopia. e worshipped several Gods called Beher, Astar, and Maher. Igziabeher is possibly a variant of the name Beher.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Mokhtar, G (1990). Ancient Civilizations of Africa, page 376. California: University of California Press.
  3. Milkias, P (2011). Ethiopia, page 170. ABC-CLIO: Westport, CT.
  4. Phillipson, DW (2014). Foundations of an African Civilisation, page 96.New York: Boydell and Brewer, Ltd.