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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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"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
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Results (166)

al-Māridīnī, Fakhr al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Salām — Names: al-Māridīnī, Fakhr al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-SalāmFakhr al-Dīn al-Māridīnīal Māridīnī Fakhr al Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al Salām physician and teacher of Shihāb al Dīn al Suhrawardī al Maqtūl...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1514
al-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan — Names: al-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasanal-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, author of a commentary on the `Ḥamāsah` of Abū TammāmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1528
Māshāʾallāh — Names: MāshāʾallāhMāshāʾallāh, astrologer courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1533
al-Masʿūdī, Abu l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: al-Masʿūdī, Abu l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusaynal-Masʿūdī, Abu l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, author of historical and geographical works (d. 345/956)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1542
Menelaus Names: MenelausMenelaus, Greek author on sphericsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1558
Abū l-Faḍl al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl al-IsrāʾīlīAbū l-Faḍl al-Isrāʾīlī, teacher of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/157
Muʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍī — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍīMuʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍī (ca. 596–664/ ca. 1200–1266), teacher of Ibn al-QuffURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1586
al-Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Maḥmūd al-Dawlah Abū l-Wafāʾ — Names: al-Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Maḥmūd al-Dawlah Abū l-Wafāʾal-Mubashshir ibn Fātikal-Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Maḥmūd al-Dawlah Abū l-Wafāʾ (5th/11th c.), author of `Mukhtār al-ḥikam`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1589
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. ʿAlī al- DakhwārMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī, known as al-DakhwārMuhadhdhab al Dīn ʿAbd al Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī known as al Dakhwār high ranking Syrian physician teacher of ⅠＡＵ Ibn al Nafīs and Ibn...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1594
Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Tamīmī al-Maqdisī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Tamīmī al-MaqdisīMuḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Tamīmī al-Maqdisī, author of `Māddat al-baqāʾ`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1613
Muḥammad ibn Sallām al-Jumaḥī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Sallām al-JumaḥīMuḥammad ibn Sallām al-Jumaḥī, traditionist and author of `Ṭabaqāt al-shuʿarā` (d. ca. 231–232/845–6)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1632
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Minfākh, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Fāḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Minfākh, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Fāḍl Asʿad ibn ḤulwānNajm al-Dīn ibn al-MinfākhNajm al Dīn ibn al Minfākh Abū l ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l Fāḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān nicknamed the son of the singer physician...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1735
Nemesius Names: NemesiusNemesius, 4th-c. author confused with Gregory of NyssaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1764
Nicomachus of Gerasa — Names: Nicomachus of GerasaNicomachus of Gerasa, mathematician (d. ＡⅮ120)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1772
Orosius — Names: OrosiusOrosius, late 4th/early 5th-c. author of `Historiae adversum paganos`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1792
Abū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ al-KirmānīAbū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī, author of `Akhbār al- Barāmikah`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/180
Paul of Aegina — Names: Paul of AeginaPaul of Aegina, 7th-c. physician and author of `Collectiones medicae`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1801
Pelops — Names: PelopsPelops, Dogmatist teacher of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1803
Perictione Names: PerictionePerictione, pen-name of an author who wrote in the style of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1806
Pethion the Translator — Names: Pethion the TranslatorPethion the Translator, author of a lost ecclesiastical history (active 2nd half 9th c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1810
Pherecydes of Syrus — Names: Pherecydes of SyrusPherecydes of Syrus, early cosmologist, teacher of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1817
Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf — Names: Abū l-Ḥajjāj YūsufAbū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf, Shihāb al-Dīn, oculist in Egypt, teacher of ⅠＡＵ’s father ca. 1200URI: https://usaybia.net/person/182
Porphyry — Names: PorphyryPorphyry, philosopher author of `Isagoge` (d. ca. 305)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1841
Ptolemy — Names: PtolemyPtolemy, later 2nd-c. ＡⅮ astronomerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1850
Ptolemy al-Gharīb — Names: Ptolemy al-GharībPtolemy al-Gharīb, author of the `Vita Aristotelis`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1851

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.