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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 (2415)

Sharaf al-Zamān al-Mābarsāmī — Names: Sharaf al-Zamān al-MābarsāmīSharaf al-Zamān al-MābarsāmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2071
Sharāḥīl ibn Maʿn ibn Zāʾidah — Names: Sharāḥīl ibn Maʿn ibn ZāʾidahSharāḥīl ibn Maʿn ibn Zāʾidah, chieftain of the Zāʾidah clanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2072
al-Sharīf — Names: al-Sharīfal-Sharīf, Aleppan dedicatee of al-SamawʾalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2073
al-Sharīf al-Bakrī — Names: al-Sharīf al-Bakrīal-Sharīf al-BakrīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2074
al-Sharīf al-Kaḥḥāl, Burhān al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymān — Names: al-Sharīf al-Kaḥḥāl, Burhān al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymānal-Sharīf al-Kaḥḥālal-Sharīf al-Kaḥḥāl, Burhān al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymān, oculist in SyriaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2075
al-Sharīf Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥasanī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh — Names: al-Sharīf Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥasanī, Abū ʿAbd Allāhal-Sharīf Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥasanīal-Sharīf Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥasanī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2076
al-Shaybanī, Najīb al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Naṣr Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿUqayl — Names: al-Shaybanī, Najīb al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Naṣr Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿUqaylal-Shaybanī, Najīb al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Naṣr Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿUqaylURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2077
al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Raʾīs al-Ṭibb (al-Qāḍī al-Ajall al-Sadīd Abū l-Manṣūr ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Abī l-Ḥasan ʿAlī, Sharaf al-Dīn) — Names: al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Raʾīs al-Ṭibb (al-Qāḍī al-Ajall al-Sadīd Abū l-Manṣūr ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Abī l-Ḥasan ʿAlī, Sharaf al-Dīn)al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Raʾīs al-Ṭibb (Abū l-Manṣūr ʿAbd Allāh)al Shaykh al Sadīd Raʾīs al Ṭibb al Qāḍī al Ajall al Sadīd Abū l Manṣūr ʿAbd Allāh ibn al Shaykh al Sadīd Abī...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2078
Shibl al-Dawlah Abū l-Hayjāʾ Muqātil ibn ʿAṭiyyah — Names: Shibl al-Dawlah Abū l-Hayjāʾ Muqātil ibn ʿAṭiyyahShibl al-Dawlah Abū l-Hayjāʾ Muqātil ibn ʿAṭiyyah, poet (d. 505/1111)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2079
Abū l-Ḥasan al-Qudūrī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-QudūrīAbū l-Ḥasan al-Qudūrī, Ḥanafī jurist (d. 428/1037)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/208
Shihāb al-Dīn Atābekī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn AtābekīShihāb al-Dīn Atābekī, governor of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2080
Shihāb al-Dīn (al-Sharīf al-Marāghī) — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn (al-Sharīf al-Marāghī)Shihāb al-Dīn also known as al-Sharīf al-MarāghīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2081
Shihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Ṣiqillī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-ṢiqillīShihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Ṣiqillī, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2082
Shihāb al-Dīn Abū Shāmah — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn Abū ShāmahShihāb al-Dīn Abū Shāmah, authority on QurʾanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2083
Shihāb al-Dīn al-Ghūrī (Muḥammad ibn Sām Ⅰ, Shihāb al-Dīn, Muʿizz al-Dīn al-Ghūrī) — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn al-Ghūrī (Muḥammad ibn Sām Ⅰ, Shihāb al-Dīn, Muʿizz al-Dīn al-Ghūrī)Shihāb al Dīn al Ghūrī Muḥammad ibn Sām Ⅰ Shihāb al Dīn Muʿizz al Dīn al Ghūrī sultan of Ghūrid empire with his brother...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2084
Shihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimah — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimahShihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimah, judge, halfbrother of Najm al-Dīn ibn al-MinfākhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2085
Shihāb al-Dīn ibn Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ibn Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Abī l-ḤawāfirShihāb al-Dīn ibn Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir, Egyptian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2086
Shihāb al-Dīn al-Naqjawānī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn al-NaqjawānīShihāb al-Dīn al-Naqjawānī, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2087
Shihāb al-Dīn al-Nīsābūrī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn al-NīsābūrīShihāb al-Dīn al-Nīsābūrī, disciple of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2088
Shihāb al-Dīn Ṭughrīl — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ṬughrīlShihāb al-Dīn Ṭughrīl, early 7th/13th-c. Atabeg of AleppoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2089
Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣābiʾī (?) — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣābiʾī (?)Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣābiʾī (?)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/209
Shiklah — Names: ShiklahShiklah, mother of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2090
al-Shīrāzī, Abū Isḥāq Ibtrāhīm ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Shīrāzī, Abū Isḥāq Ibtrāhīm ibn ʿAlīal-Shīrāzī, Abū Isḥāq Ibtrāhīm ibn ʿAlī, Shāfiʿite jurisprudent (d. 476/1083)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2091
Shīrkūh — Names: ShīrkūhShīrkūh, vizier under the Fatimids, uncle of Saladin (d. 564/1169)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2092
Shīrzīl ibn Rukn al-Dawlah — Names: Shīrzīl ibn Rukn al-DawlahShīrzīl ibn Rukn al-Dawlah, emir (?of Iṣfahān)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2093

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.