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

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Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
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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.

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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

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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 (2415)

Shams al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad al-Kātib al-Baghdādī ibn al-Karīm — Names: Shams al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad al-Kātib al-Baghdādī ibn al-KarīmShams al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad al-Kātib al-Baghdādī ibn al-Karīm, author of `K. al-Ṭabīkh`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2049
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Tuffāḥ — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn TuffāḥAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Tuffāḥ, surgeon at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/205
Shams al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī l-Faraj — Names: Shams al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī l-FarajShams al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī l-Faraj, oculist from Damascus known al-MiṭwāʿURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2050
Shams al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī — Names: Shams al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīShams al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī, physician at the Bīmāristān al-NūrīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2051
Shams al-Dīn al-Khusrawshāhī, ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Shams al-Dīn al-Khusrawshāhī, ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd ibn ʿĪsāShams al-Dīn al-KhusrawshāhīShams al-Dīn al-Khusrawshāhī, ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd ibn ʿĪsā, physician, student of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī,URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2052
Shams al-Dīn al-Khuwayyī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al-Khalīl ibn Saʿādah ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Shams al-Dīn al-Khuwayyī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al-Khalīl ibn Saʿādah ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʿĪsāShams al-Dīn al-KhuwayyīShams al Dīn al Khuwayyī Abū l ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al Khalīl ibn Saʿādah ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʿĪsā jurist under al Malik al Muʿaẓẓam...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2053
Shams al-Dīn al-Kutubī — Names: Shams al-Dīn al-KutubīShams al-Dīn al-Kutubī, transmitter known as al-KhawātīmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2054
Shams al-Dīn Mawdūḍ — Names: Shams al-Dīn MawdūḍShams al-Dīn Mawdūḍ, son of al-Malik al-ʿĀdilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2055
Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī — Names: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ḤusaynīShams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī, copyist working for family of ⅠAUURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2056
Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Kullī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-Maḥāsin — Names: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Kullī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-MaḥāsinShams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-KullīShams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Kullī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-Maḥāsin, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2057
Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Shihāb al-Dīn Fityān — Names: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Shihāb al-Dīn FityānShams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Shihāb al-Dīn Fityān, son of Shaykh Shihāb al-Dīn Fityān al-ShāghūrīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2058
Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Wattār al-Mawṣilī — Names: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Wattār al-MawṣilīShams al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Wattār al-MawṣilīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2059
Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī (? = Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar) — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī (? = Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar)Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī (? = Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar, 5th/11th-c. poet)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/206
Shams al-Dīn al-Rāzī — Names: Shams al-Dīn al-RāzīShams al-Dīn al-Rāzī, youngest son of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2060
Shams al-Khawāṣṣ Ṣawāb — Names: Shams al-Khawāṣṣ ṢawābShams al-Khawāṣṣ Ṣawāb, vizier under al-Malik al-ʿĀdilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2061
Shānāq — Names: ShānāqShānāq (Cāṇakya)Shānāq, legendary Indian sage Cāṇakya (also referred to as Kauṭilya) and minister of Candragupta Maurya (`reg.` 321–298BC)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2062
al-Shāqānī — Names: al-Shāqānīal-Shāqānī, unidentified ṢūfīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2063
al-Sharābī, Aḥmad ibn Hārūn — Names: al-Sharābī, Aḥmad ibn Hārūnal-Sharābī, Aḥmad ibn HārūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2064
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
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Mutānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mūsā al-Ḥawrānī al-Mutānī — Names: Sharaf al-Dīn al-Mutānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mūsā al-Ḥawrānī al-MutānīSharaf al Dīn al Mutānī Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mūsā al Ḥawrānī al Mutānī d 659 1260 1261 student of...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2066
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar al-Ṭūsī — Names: Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar al-ṬūsīSharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar al-Ṭūsī, mathematician and astronomer (d. 610/1213)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2067
Sharaf al-Dīn ʿUmar — Names: Sharaf al-Dīn ʿUmarSharaf al-Dīn ʿUmar, preacher, father of Burhān al-DīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2068
Sharaf al-Dīn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī — Names: Sharaf al-Dīn Yūsuf al-BaghdādīSharaf al-Dīn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī, son of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2069
Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn AḥmadAbū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, secretary to Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbāsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/207
Sharaf al-Kuttāb Abū l-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamzah ibn Jiyā (or Jiyāʾ) — Names: Sharaf al-Kuttāb Abū l-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamzah ibn Jiyā (or Jiyāʾ)Sharaf al-Kuttāb Abū l-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamzah ibn Jiyā (or Jiyāʾ) (d. 579/1183), teacher of Ibn al-MuʾammilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2070

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.