Index of Persons

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Occupationpoet (173) vizier (69) commander (16) physician (15) musician (8) littérateur (5) author (4) grammarian (3) anthologist (3) scholar (2) courtier (2) emir (2) hadith scholar (2) chief (1) mystic (1) prince (1) man of letters (1) official (1) ophthalmologist (1) theologian (1) calligrapher (1) historian (1) biographer (1) prose writer (1) philosopher (1) orator (1)

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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 (262)

al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī — Names: al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfīal-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī, poet (d. 354/965)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1698
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Badr — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn BadrʿAbd Allāh ibn Badr, Cordovan vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/17
Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn KillisAbū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis, Jewish vizier of Fatimid al-ʿAzīz (318–380/930–991)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/170
Mutayyam — Names: MutayyamMutayyam, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1703
Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-ḤamdānīAbū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī, poet (d. 357/968)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/172
al-Najāshī al-Ḥārithī — Names: al-Najāshī al-Ḥārithīal-Najāshī al-Ḥārithī, 1st/7th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1728
Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Ghanāʾim Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Muʿallim al-Hurthī — Names: Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Ghanāʾim Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Muʿallim al-HurthīNajm al-Dīn Abū l-Ghanāʾim Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Muʿallim al-Hurthī, poet of WāsiṭURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1730
al-Nāshiʾ al-Akbar, Abū l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Anbārī — Names: al-Nāshiʾ al-Akbar, Abū l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Anbārīal Nāshiʾ al Akbar Abū l ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al Anbārī also known as Ibn Shirshīr d...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1743
Naṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-Rāzī — Names: Naṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-RāzīNaṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-Rāzī (d. 617/1220), vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1752
Naṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn Bassām — Names: Naṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn BassāmNaṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn Bassām, grandfather of 3rd/9th-c. poet Ibn BassāmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1757
Nicanor of Stagira — Names: Nicanor of StagiraNicanor of Stagira, commander under Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1768
Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-Munayḥī — Names: Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-MunayḥīAbū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-Munayḥī, 4th– 5th/10th–11th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/178
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
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-Qāḍī al-Jalīs Abū l-Maʿālī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn al-Jabbāb (`or` al-Ḥabbāb) — Names: al-Qāḍī al-Jalīs Abū l-Maʿālī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn al-Jabbāb (`or` al-Ḥabbāb)al-Qāḍī al-Jalīs Abū l-Maʿālī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn al-Jabbāb (`or` al-Ḥabbāb), poet (d. 561/1166)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1861
al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh — Names: al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāhal-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh (d. 291/903–904), vizier under al-Muʿtaḍid and al-MuktafīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1868
al-Qummī, Muʾayyid al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm — Names: al-Qummī, Muʾayyid al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Karīmal-Qummī, Muʾayyid al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm, vizier (d. 629/1231 or 630)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1882
Rabīʿah al-Raqqī — Names: Rabīʿah al-RaqqīRabīʿah al-Raqqī, poet under Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1894
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

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.