Index of Persons

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.

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al-Ṭabarī — Names: al-Ṭabarīal-Ṭabarī, astrologer favoured by GhaḍīḍURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2169
al-Ṭabarī, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr Ṭabarī — Names: al-Ṭabarī, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr Ṭabarīal-Ṭabarī, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr Ṭabarī, polymath historian and Qurʾanic commentator (d. 310/923)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2168
Tādurā al-Usquf (Tādurī the Bishop), Theodore of Karkh Guddan — Names: Tādurā al-Usquf (Tādurī the Bishop), Theodore of Karkh GuddanTādurā al-usquf (Theodore the Bishop)Tādurā al-Usquf (Tādurī the Bishop), Theodore of Karkh Guddan, patron of letters, associate of Sergius of Rēsh ʿAynāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2170
Tādurā al-Usquf (Tādurī the Bishop), Theodore of Karkh Guddan — Names: Tādurā al-Usquf (Tādurī the Bishop), Theodore of Karkh GuddanTādurā al-usquf (Theodore the Bishop)Tādurā al-Usquf (Tādurī the Bishop), Theodore of Karkh Guddan, patron of letters, associate of Sergius of Rēsh ʿAynāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2170
Ṭāhir ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Yaḥyā al-Makhzūmī al-Baṣrī, Abū Muḥammad — Names: Ṭāhir ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Yaḥyā al-Makhzūmī al-Baṣrī, Abū MuḥammadṬāhir ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Yaḥyā al-Makhzūmī al-Baṣrī, Abū Muḥammad, late 4th/10th or early 5th/11th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2172
Ṭāhir ibn al-Ḥusayn, Abū l-Ṭayyib — Names: Ṭāhir ibn al-Ḥusayn, Abū l-ṬayyibṬāhir ibn al-Ḥusayn, Abū l-Ṭayyib, commander under al-Maʾmūn, founder of the Ṭāhirid dynasty of governors of KhorasanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2171
al-Sinjārī, Ṭāhir ibn Ibrāhīm — Names: al-Sinjārī, Ṭāhir ibn IbrāhīmṬāhir ibn Ibrāhīm al-Sinjarīal-Sinjārī, Ṭāhir ibn Ibrāhīm, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2119
Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-Makhzūmī — Names: Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-MakhzūmīṬāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-MakhzūmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2173
Tāj al-Dīn ibn Yūnus al-Bulghārī — Names: Tāj al-Dīn ibn Yūnus al-BulghārīTāj al-Dīn ibn Yūnus al-Bulghārī, writer on simple drugsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2175
Tāj al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Urmawī — Names: Tāj al-Dīn Muḥammad al-UrmawīTāj al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Urmawī, teacher of ⅠAUURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2176
Tāj al-Dīn Rashīq — Names: Tāj al-Dīn RashīqTāj al-Dīn Rashīq, eunuch (`khādim`) at the court of al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2177
Tāj al-Mulk [al-Qūhī] — Names: Tāj al-Mulk [al-Qūhī]Tāj al-Mulk [al-Qūhī], general of Samāʾ al-Dawlah’s armies at HamadanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2178
Ṭalāʾiʿ ibn Ruzzīk — Names: Ṭalāʾiʿ ibn RuzzīkṬalāʾiʿ ibn Ruzzīk, vizier who held power during the reign of the Fatimid caliph al-Fāʾiz bi-Naṣr AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2179
Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh — Names: Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd AllāhṬalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, opponent of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib at the Battle of the CamelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2180
al-Tamīmī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd — Names: al-Tamīmī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīdal-Tamīmīal-Tamīmī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd, 10th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2181
al-Tamīmī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd — Names: al-Tamīmī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīdal-Tamīmīal-Tamīmī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd, 10th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2181
al-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī — Names: al-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhīal-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī (d. 384/994), judge and prose writerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2182
Taqī l-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl (Abū l-Majd Taqī al-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl) — Names: Taqī l-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl (Abū l-Majd Taqī al-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl)Taqī l-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl (Abū l-Majd Taqī al-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl), grammarian (d. 623/1226)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2183
Ṭarafah — Names: ṬarafahṬarafah, pre-Islamic poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2184
Tarmirah — Names: TarmirahTarmirah, physician of al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2185
Tāsh Farrāsh — Names: Tāsh FarrāshTāsh Farrāsh, commander in chief of the Ghaznavid troopsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2186
al-Tawḥīdī, Abū Ḥayyān — Names: al-Tawḥīdī, Abū Ḥayyānal-Tawḥīdī, Abū Ḥayyān, 4th/10th-c. intellectual and authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2187
Tayādhūq — Names: TayādhūqTayādhūqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2188
Tayādūrus (Theodorus) — Names: Tayādūrus (Theodorus)Tayādūrus (Theodorus), court physician to Shāpūr ⅠⅠURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2189
Ṭayfūr — Names: ṬayfūrṬayfūr father of the literary man and historian Abū l Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr claimed to be the brother of al Khayzurān...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2190

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.