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Igziabeher (Amharic: እግዚአብሔር /əgzi'abəher/) means literally "Lord of the Universe", i.e. God, in the Ethiopic or Ge'ez language, as well as modern Ethiosemitic languages including Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. ''Igziabeher'' in Ge'ez is composed of ''`əgzi'' (Lord or ruler), plus a euphonic -'a added to the vowel to signify the possessive construct (i.e., "ruler ''of''"), followed by ''bihier'' ("universe, expanse, nation"). Another, more generic Ethiopic word meaning "god" (including the deities of any other religion) is አምላክ (''`amlak''). ''Igziabeher'' is also used within the Rastafari movement as a name of Jah (God). It may be heard in the reggae music of prominent 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 many others. == Notes and references == 〔 The reference to the Rasteferian (Rasta)movement needs to noted as a contemporary use of the word. For accuracy sake and to avoid misrepresenting history, it needs to be mentioned in the context of the Rasta belief that views Ras Teferi, an Ethiopian emperor who was a devout Coptic Orthodox, as a prophet. This has nothing to do with Ethiopia, its history or its religion(s). It's strictly Ras Teferian. By the way Ras Teferi who later became Emperor Haile Silassie, did not see himself as a prophet. That would have been sacrilegious. Rasta brothers good, but history should not be adulterated. Too much of that has already occurred in that part of the world mostly by colonizers in their quest for future wealth manipulation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Igziabeher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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