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.

Results (274)

al-Raḍī — Names: al-Raḍīal-Raḍī (al-Riḍā?), unidentified vizier of al-JazīrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1896
al-Riḍā — Names: al-Riḍāal-Riḍā (al-Raḍī?), vizier of al-JazīrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1922
Saʿd al-Mulk Naṣīr al-Dīn Abū l-Maḥāsin Saʿd al-Mulk — Names: Saʿd al-Mulk Naṣīr al-Dīn Abū l-Maḥāsin Saʿd al-MulkSaʿd al Mulk Naṣīr al Dīn Abū l Maḥāsin Saʿd al Mulk vizier of Muḥammad ibn Malik Shāh 496 1103 and of Malik Shāh...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1941
Ṣafī al-Dīn ibn Shukr, al-Ṣāḥib Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī — Names: Ṣafī al-Dīn ibn Shukr, al-Ṣāḥib Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlīṢafī al-Dīn ibn Shukr, al-Ṣāḥib Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī, Ayyubid vizier (548–622/1154–1225)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1951
Ṣafī al-Dīn Ibrāhīm ibn Marzūq — Names: Ṣafī al-Dīn Ibrāhīm ibn MarzūqṢafī al-Dīn Ibrāhīm ibn Marzūq, vizier of al-Malik al-Ashraf ibn al-Malik al-ʿĀdilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1952
Saḥbān — Names: SaḥbānSaḥbān, legendary orator and poet of the tribe of WāʾilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1954
Ṣāʿid ibn Makhlad, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ, Dhū l-Wizāratayn — Names: Ṣāʿid ibn Makhlad, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ, Dhū l-WizārataynṢāʿid ibn Makhlad, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ, Dhū l-Wizāratayn, `kātib` to al-Muwaffaq and vizier to al-Muʿtamid (d. 276/889)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1972
al-Samawʾal — Names: al-Samawʾalal-Samawʾal, pre-Islamic Jewish poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1999
al-Ṣanawbarī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Ṣanawbarī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammadal-Ṣanawbarī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, poet (d. 334/945)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2001
Sayf al-Dīn al-Mushidd Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar ibn Qizil — Names: Sayf al-Dīn al-Mushidd Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar ibn QizilSayf al-Dīn al-Mushidd Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar ibn Qizil, emir and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2018
al-Sayyid al-Naqīb al-Kāmil Ibn al-Sharīf al-Jalīl — Names: al-Sayyid al-Naqīb al-Kāmil Ibn al-Sharīf al-Jalīlal-Sayyid al-Naqīb al-Kāmil Ibn al-Sharīf al-Jalīl, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2021
al-Shabānsī, Qāsim ibn Muḥammad al-Qurashī al-Marwānī — Names: al-Shabānsī, Qāsim ibn Muḥammad al-Qurashī al-Marwānīal-Shabānsī, Qāsim ibn Muḥammad al-Qurashī al-Marwānī, Cordovan physician and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2033
Shaftar — Names: ShaftarShaftar, nickname of poet Abū l-Maʿālī al-SulamīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2039
al-Shāghūrī, Shihāb al-Dīn Fityān ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Shāghūrī, Shihāb al-Dīn Fityān ibn ʿAlīal-Shāghūrī, Shihāb al-Dīn Fityān ibn ʿAlī, poet (d. 615/1218)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2041
Shahriyār — Names: ShahriyārShahriyār, Khorasanian prince and rebel (d. 141/758–759)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2046
Shams al-ʿArab al-Baghdādī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Nafīs ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Wahbān — Names: Shams al-ʿArab al-Baghdādī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Nafīs ibn Hibat Allāh ibn WahbānShams al-ʿArab al-Baghdādī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Nafīs ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Wahbān, poet and `muḥaddith` (d. 622/1225)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2047
Shams al-Khawāṣṣ Ṣawāb — Names: Shams al-Khawāṣṣ ṢawābShams al-Khawāṣṣ Ṣawāb, vizier under al-Malik al-ʿĀdilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2061
Sharaf al-Dīn Ismāʿīl Sharaf al-Dīn Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar — Names: Sharaf al-Dīn Ismāʿīl Sharaf al-Dīn Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmarSharaf al-Dīn Ismāʿīl Sharaf al-Dīn Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar, 7th/13th-c. `kātib` and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2065
Shibl al-Dawlah Abū l-Hayjāʾ Muqātil ibn ʿAṭiyyah — Names: Shibl al-Dawlah Abū l-Hayjāʾ Muqātil ibn ʿAṭiyyahShibl al-Dawlah Abū l-Hayjāʾ Muqātil ibn ʿAṭiyyah, poet (d. 505/1111)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2079
Shihāb al-Dīn al-Naqjawānī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn al-NaqjawānīShihāb al-Dīn al-Naqjawānī, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2087
Shīrkūh — Names: ShīrkūhShīrkūh, vizier under the Fatimids, uncle of Saladin (d. 564/1169)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2092
Shujāʿ al-Dīn ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī — Names: Shujāʿ al-Dīn ibn al-Ḥasan al-BaghdādīShujāʿ al-Dīn ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2099
Shukr ibn Abī l-Futūḥ al-ʿAlawī al-Ḥasanī — Names: Shukr ibn Abī l-Futūḥ al-ʿAlawī al-ḤasanīShukr ibn Abī l-Futūḥ al-ʿAlawī al-Ḥasanī, emir of Mecca, poet (d. 453/1061)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2100
Sibṭ ibn al-Taʿāwīdhī — Names: Sibṭ ibn al-TaʿāwīdhīSibṭ ibn al-Taʿāwīdhī, poet (d. 584/1188)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2104
Sufyān ibn Saʿīd al-Thawrī — Names: Sufyān ibn Saʿīd al-ThawrīSufyān ibn Saʿīd al-Thawrī, 8th-c. Hadith scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2137

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.