Index of Persons

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Occupationvizier (69) translator (47) scholar (32) mathematician (19) physician (17) traditionist (13) medical author (7) author (4) astronomer (4) poet (3) philosopher (3) teacher (2) jurist (2) historian (2) astrologer (2) politician (1) chief (1) lexicographer (1) syncellus (1) littérateur (1) man of letters (1) scribe (1) official (1) metropolitan (1) patron (1) calligrapher (1) biographer (1) polymath (1) scientist (1) secretary (1) geometer (1)

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Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

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G?wargis  
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M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

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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 (180)

Abū l-Ḥusayn al-Sahlī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad — Names: Abū l-Ḥusayn al-Sahlī, Aḥmad ibn MuḥammadAbū l-Ḥasanal-SuhaylīAbū l-Ḥusayn (or Abū l-Ḥasan) al-Sahlī (al-Suhaylī), Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, vizier to Maʾmūnid Khwārazm-Shāhs at Gurganj (d. 418/1027)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/225
ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān, Abū l-Qāsim — Names: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān, Abū l-QāsimʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān, Abū l-Qāsim, vizier (d. 288/901)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2254
ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khāqān — Names: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā ibn KhāqānʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khāqān, vizier to al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2255
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
Yūḥannā ibn Sarābiyūn — Names: Yūḥannā ibn SarābiyūnYūḥannā ibn Sarābiyūn, medical author probably later 3rd/9th c.URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2328
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
Ziyād — Names: ZiyādZiyād, traditionist (?Ziyād ibn Labīd, a Companion of Muḥammad)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2375
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
Abū Ṭālib al-ʿAlawī — Names: Abū Ṭālib al-ʿAlawīAbū Ṭālib al-ʿAlawī, `al-wazīr`, unidentified vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2404
Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh — Names: Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd AllāhAbū Jaʿfar ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, member of the Banū Wahb, vizier to al-Qāhir bi-Allāh (d. 321/933)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/244
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Karkhī — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-KarkhīAbū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Karkhī, vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/248
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam the Astrologer — Names: Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam the AstrologerAbū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam the Astrologer, mathematician (active 3rd–4th/9th–10th c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/251
Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥusayn [ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht] al-Nawbakhtī — Names: Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥusayn [ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht] al-NawbakhtīAbū Muḥammad al Ḥasan ibn al Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al ʿAbbās ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht al Nawbakhtī scribe and traditionist...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/283
Abū Naṣr ibn Nārī ibn Ayyūb — Names: Abū Naṣr ibn Nārī ibn AyyūbAbū Naṣr ibn Nārī ibn Ayyūb, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/301
Abū Naṣr Sābūr ibn Ardashīr — Names: Abū Naṣr Sābūr ibn ArdashīrAbū Naṣr Sābūr ibn Ardashīr, 4th/10th-c. vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/303
Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsāAbū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, son of vizier of al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/318
Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ḤusaynAbū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, politician and scholar (d. 418/1027)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/324
Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn SulaymānAbū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān, member of the Banū Wahb family of viziers (d. 288/901)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/326
Abū Qubayl al-Hindī (`or` T-w-q-sh-t-l al-Hindī) — Names: Abū Qubayl al-Hindī (`or` T-w-q-sh-t-l al-Hindī)Abū Qubayl al-Hindī (`or` T-w-q-sh-t-l al-Hindī), otherwise unknown Indian medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/329
Abū Quraysh Abū l-Rabīʿ al-Kafīf — Names: Abū Quraysh Abū l-Rabīʿ al-Kafīfas Abū Quraysh Abū l-Rabīʿ al-Kafīf, unidentified Andalusī scholar exiled to LucenaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/330
Abū Saʿīd ʿUthmān al-Dimashqī — Names: Abū Saʿīd ʿUthmān al-DimashqīAbū Saʿīd ʿUthmān al Dimashqī translator perhaps identical with Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al Dimashqī Abū Saʿīd Wahb ibn Ibrāhīm secretary to al...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/341
Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’) — Names: Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’)Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’), scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/359
Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-Dimashqī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-DimashqīAbū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-Dimashqī, translator and physician of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā (active 302/924–925)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/379
Abū Yūsuf al-Kātib ‘the Secretary’ — Names: Abū Yūsuf al-Kātib ‘the Secretary’Abū Yūsuf the SecretaryAbū Yūsuf al-Kātib ‘the Secretary’, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/387

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.