Index of Persons

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Occupationgrammarian (47) translator (47) scholar (32) mathematician (19) physician (16) lexicographer (13) polymath (9) teacher (4) poet (4) astronomer (4) philosopher (3) philologist (3) jurist (2) author (2) historian (2) astrologer (2) traditionalist (1) politician (1) chief (1) syncellus (1) littérateur (1) man of letters (1) Qurʾanic commentator (1) metropolitan (1) patron (1) traditionist (1) vizier (1) commentator (1) judge (1) scientist (1) secretary (1) geometer (1) medical author (1) Qurʾanic scholar (1)

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Thus

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

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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.

Results (157)

Abū Ḥātim al-Balkhī — Names: Abū Ḥātim al-BalkhīAbū Ḥātim al-Balkhī, otherwise unknown translator, presumably from Persian into BactrianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/215
Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-Nāshī — Names: Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-NāshīSulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-Nāshī, Andalusī mathematicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2155
al-Suyūṭī, Jalāl al-Dīn — Names: al-Suyūṭī, Jalāl al-Dīnal-Suyūṭī, Jalāl al-Dīn (d. 911/1505), Egyptian polymath ＡⅠ.3URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2165
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
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
Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī — Names: Thābit ibn Qurrah al-ḤarrānīThābit the TranslatorThābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī, mathematician and scientistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2196
Thaʿlab, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Zayd — Names: Thaʿlab, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn ZaydThaʿlab, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Zayd, grammarian (200–291/815–904)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2198
al-Thamānīnī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿUmar ibn Thābit — Names: al-Thamānīnī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿUmar ibn Thābital-Thamānīnī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿUmar ibn Thābit, grammarian (d. 442/1050)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2199
Theodosius — Names: TheodosiusTheodosius, 2nd-/1st-c. BC Greek mathematician and astronomerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2201
Theon — Names: TheonTheon (d. ＡⅮ405), Greek mathematicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2202
al-Usquf Theodore the Syncellus — Names: al-Usquf Theodore the SyncellusTheodore the Syncellusal-Usquf Theodore the Syncellus (Tadharus, or Tadrus, al-Sunqal), translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2209
Theon — Names: TheonTheon, 2nd-c. ＡⅮ mathematician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2218
Thrasyllus of Mendes Names: Thrasyllus of MendesThrasyllus of Mendes, 1st-c. ＡⅮ grammarian and literary commentatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2225
al-Ṭūsī, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar — Names: al-Ṭūsī, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffaral-Ṭūsī, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar, mathematician and astronomer (d. 610/1213)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2248
ʿUmar ibn Ḥamzah — Names: ʿUmar ibn ḤamzahʿUmar ibn Ḥamzah, al-Sharīf, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2260
Wajīh al-Dīn al-Wāsiṭī, Abū Bakr al-Mubārak ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Mubārak ibn Abī l-Azhar Saʿīd Ibn al-Dahhān al-Ḍarīr — Names: Wajīh al-Dīn al-Wāsiṭī, Abū Bakr al-Mubārak ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Mubārak ibn Abī l-Azhar Saʿīd Ibn al-Dahhān al-ḌarīrWajīh al Dīn al Wāsiṭī Abū Bakr al Mubārak ibn Abī Ṭālib al Mubārak ibn Abī l Azhar Saʿīd Ibn al Dahhān al Ḍarīr...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2283
al-Washshā, Abū l-Ṭayyib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad — Names: al-Washshā, Abū l-Ṭayyib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmadal-Washshā, Abū l-Ṭayyib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, man of letters, grammarian and lexicographer (d. 325/937)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2289
Yaḥyā ibn al-Biṭrīq — Names: Yaḥyā ibn al-BiṭrīqYaḥyā ibn al-Biṭrīq, translator of philosophical works and medical author (d. ca. 200/815)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2300
al-Yasaʿ, Elisha — Names: al-Yasaʿ, Elishaal-Yasaʿ, Elisha, patron of translatorsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2314
al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī — Names: al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarīal-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī, grammarian (d. 310/922)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2354
al-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar — Names: al-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmaral-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar, grammarian (467–538/1075– 1144)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2356
Zarūyā ibn Mānaḥūh al-Nāʿimī al-Ḥimṣī — Names: Zarūyā ibn Mānaḥūh al-Nāʿimī al-ḤimṣīZarūyā (Zarūbā?) ibn Mānaḥūh (Mājūh?) al-Nāʿimī al-Ḥimṣī, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2363
Zayn al-Dīn ibn Muʿṭī — Names: Zayn al-Dīn ibn MuʿṭīZayn al-Dīn ibn Muʿṭī, grammarian (d. 628/ 1231)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2369
Abū l-ʿIzz al-Mawṣilī — Names: Abū l-ʿIzz al-MawṣilīAbū l-ʿIzz al-Mawṣilī, scholar of Qurʾanic sciences, probably Yūsuf, father of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/238
John the Grammarian/Yaḥyā al-Naḥwī — Names: John the Grammarian/Yaḥyā al-NaḥwīJohn the Grammarian Yaḥyā al Naḥwī conflation of John Philoponus ca 490 575 and one or more unidentified late antique medical writers alleged contemporary...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2428

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.