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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 (639)

Muḥammad al-Shajjār — Names: Muḥammad al-ShajjārMuḥammad al-Shajjār, one of the Andalusī translators of `De Materia Medica`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1644
al-Muhtadī bi-Allāh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq — Names: al-Muhtadī bi-Allāh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiqal-Muhtadī bi-Allāh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq, son and successor to al-Wāthiq (`reg.` 255–256/869–70)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1646
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd — Names: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿaddal-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd, fourth Fāṭimid caliph (`reg.` 341–364/953–75)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1653
al-Muktafī — Names: al-Muktafīal-Muktafī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 288– 295/902–908)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1658
Munaḥḥim ibn al-Fawwāl — Names: Munaḥḥim ibn al-FawwālMunaḥḥim ibn al-Fawwāl, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1660
al-Muqbilī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf — Names: al-Muqbilī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Yūsufal-Muqbilīal-Muqbilī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1665
al-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāh — Names: al-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāhal-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 476–478/1075–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1666
al-Muqtadir bi-Allāh (Abū l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad al-Muʿtaḍid) — Names: al-Muqtadir bi-Allāh (Abū l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad al-Muʿtaḍid)al-Muqtadir bi-Allāh (Abū l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad al-Muʿtaḍid), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 295–320/908–932)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1667
al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh (Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Mustaẓhir) — Names: al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh (Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Mustaẓhir)al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh (Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Mustaẓhir), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 530–555/1136–1160)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1668
Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī)Abū l-Faraj al-Naṣrānī (the Christian)Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī), Christian physician serving under Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn and al-Malik al-Afḍal Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/167
Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-IsrāʾīlīMūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Isrāʾīlī, physician in the service of al-Muʿizz li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1674
Mūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-Kūfī — Names: Mūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-KūfīMūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-Kūfī (129–222/746–747– 837), personal physician of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1675
Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubī — Names: Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubīal-Raʾīs Mūsā ibn Maymūn (Maimonides)Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubī (527–606/1135–1208) Jewish theologian, philosopher and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1678
Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn TūmāAbū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā, physician (d. 620/1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/168
Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū Māhir — Names: Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū MāhirMūsā ibn SayyārMūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū Māhir, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1680
al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjid — Names: al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjidal-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjid, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 566–575/1170–1180)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1683
al-Mustaʿīn — Names: al-Mustaʿīnal-Mustaʿīn, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 248– 252/862–66)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1684
al-Mustakfī bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustakfī bi-Allāhal-Mustakfī bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 333–334/944–46)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1686
al-Mustanjid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustanjid bi-Allāhal-Mustanjid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 555–566/1160–1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1687
al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh) — Names: al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh)al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh), Fatimid caliph (420–487/1029–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1688
al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir) — Names: al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir)al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 623–640/1226–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1689
al-Mustarshid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustarshid bi-Allāhal-Mustarshid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 512–529/1118–1135)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1690
al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāhal-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 487–512/1094–1118)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1691
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāhal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 279–289/892–902)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1692
al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkilal-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 256– 279/870–92)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1696
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāqal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 218–227/833–42)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1700
al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh — Names: al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāhal-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 232–247/847–61)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1702
al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāhal-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 252– 255/866–69)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1705
al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh — Names: al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāhal-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 334– 363/946–74)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1706
al-Muttaqī — Names: al-Muttaqīal-Muttaqī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 329– 333/940–44)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1707
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Salām — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-SalāmMuwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Salām, physician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1710
Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn ḤulwānMuwaffaq al-Dīn al-MinfākhMuwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1714
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣaraf — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-ṢarafMuwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣaraf, physician at the al-Nūrī hospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1715
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim) — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim)Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-SāmirīMuwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim), Samaritan physician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1716
al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah — Names: al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿahal-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah, Jewish physician serving SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1717
Nāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah — Names: Nāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahNāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah, son of the slave-girl Sumayyah and, probably, the physician al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1725
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdīal-Ṣāḥib Najm al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīNajm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī, physician son of Shams al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1734
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
Narses the Roman — Names: Narses the RomanNarses the Roman, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1742
al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh — Names: al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāhal-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 575–622/1180–1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1755
Nasṭās ibn Jurayj — Names: Nasṭās ibn JurayjNasṭās ibn Jurayj – Christian physician practised during the reign of al-Ikhshīd ibn ṬughjURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1758
al-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan — Names: al-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasanal-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan (d. between 300/912 and 310/922), Imamite scholar and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1760
Nicolaus — Names: NicolausNicolaus, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1769
Nicomachus of Gerasa — Names: Nicomachus of GerasaNicomachus of Gerasa, mathematician (d. ＡⅮ120)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1772
al-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz — Names: al-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzal-Nīlīal-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, physician and man of letters (d. 420/1020)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1775
Oribasius — Names: OribasiusOribasius, 4th-c. physician to Julian the ApostateURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1791
Palladius — Names: PalladiusPalladius, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1794
Pantacles — Names: PantaclesPantacles, Empiricist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1797
Paul of Aegina — Names: Paul of AeginaPaul of Aegina, 7th-c. physician and author of `Collectiones medicae`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1801
Paulus — Names: PaulusPaulus, physician of antiquity, pupil of GhūrusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1802
Persius Names: PersiusPersius, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1807
Petrus — Names: PetrusPetrus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1811
Phanias — Names: PhaniasPhanias, physician of antiquity, pupil of Plato the PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1816
Philotimus — Names: PhilotimusPhilotimus, Dogmatist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1826
Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn Mūrāṭīr — Names: Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn MūrāṭīrAbū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn Mūrāṭīr, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/183
Plato the Physician — Names: Plato the PhysicianPlato the Physician, legendary ancient Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1830
Politianus (Balīṭīyān) — Names: Politianus (Balīṭīyān)Politianus (Balīṭīyān), patriarch of Alexandria and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1838
Abū Ḥakam — Names: Abū ḤakamAbū Ḥakam, Christian physician serving MuʿāwiyahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/184
Posidonius — Names: PosidoniusPosidonius, 4th-c. BC physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1842
Praxagoras — Names: PraxagorasPraxagoras, late 4th-c. Hippocratic physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1844
Protas of Pelusium Names: Protas of PelusiumProtas of Pelusium, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1848
Abū l-Ḥakam ibn Ghalindū — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ibn GhalindūAbū l-Ḥakam ibn Ghalindū (son of Galindo), Andalusian physician and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/185
Pythagoras ‘the physician’ — Names: Pythagoras ‘the physician’Pythagoras ‘the physician’URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1856
Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd AllāhAbū l-ḤakamAbū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, physician and poet (d. 549/1155)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/186
al-Qāhir, Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad al-Qāhir bi-Allāh — Names: al-Qāhir, Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad al-Qāhir bi-Allāhal-Qāhir, Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad al-Qāhir bi-Allāh, 19th Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 320– 322/932–34)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1864

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.