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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  
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Similarly a search for:

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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)

Ibn Tuffāḥ — Names: Ibn TuffāḥIbn Tuffāḥ, contemporary of Ibn al-TayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1143
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
Gnosidicus Names: GnosidicusGnosidicus, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/802
al-Madāʾinī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Madāʾinī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammadal-Madāʾinī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad, historian (d. 228/842–843)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1431
Munkar — Names: MunkarMunkar, Islamic angelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1664
al-ʿAmīd — Names: al-ʿAmīdal-ʿAmīd, vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/492
Ibn Buṣāqah, al-Ṣāḥib Fakhr al-Quḍāh Abū l-Fatḥ Naṣr Allāh ibn Hibat Allāh al-Ḥanafī — Names: Ibn Buṣāqah, al-Ṣāḥib Fakhr al-Quḍāh Abū l-Fatḥ Naṣr Allāh ibn Hibat Allāh al-ḤanafīIbn Buṣāqah, al-Ṣāḥib Fakhr al-Quḍāh Abū l-Fatḥ Naṣr Allāh ibn Hibat Allāh al-Ḥanafī, poet (d. 650/1252–1253)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/960
Ṣāliḥ ibn Waṣīf — Names: Ṣāliḥ ibn WaṣīfṢāliḥ ibn Waṣīf, Turkish military captain and ruler in Samarra in the reign of al-Muhtadī (255–256/869–70)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1987
Shujāʿ — Names: ShujāʿShujāʿ, mother of al-Mutawakkil ʿalā AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2098
Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm — Names: Yūsuf ibn IbrāhīmYūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm, `mawlā` of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2337
Badīʿ al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Manṣūr ibn Abī l-Qāsim ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Dāʾim al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Badīʿ al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Manṣūr ibn Abī l-Qāsim ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Dāʾim al-WāsiṭīBadīʿ al Dīn Abū l Fatḥ Manṣūr ibn Abī l Qāsim ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al Dāʾim al Wāsiṭī known as Ibn Sawād...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/604
al-Kātib al-Iṣfahānī — Names: al-Kātib al-Iṣfahānīal-Kātib al-Iṣfahānī, ʿImād al-Dīn, state secretary of Nūr al-Dīn and Saladin, anthologist (d. 597/1201)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1367
Mujāhid al-Dīn Qaymāz — Names: Mujāhid al-Dīn QaymāzMujāhid al-Dīn QaymāzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1657
Yūsuf known as al-Sāhir — Names: Yūsuf known as al-Sāhiral-SāhirYūsuf known as al-Sāhir, physician in the time of the caliph al-MuktafīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2332
Teucros Names: TeucrosTeucros, presumed author of the `Tankalūshā`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2192
Harthamah ibn Aʿyan — Names: Harthamah ibn AʿyanHarthamah ibn Aʿyan, surnamed ‘the unfortunate’ (`al-mashʾūm`), commander under al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/835
Ibn al-Imām — Names: Ibn al-ImāmIbn al-Imām, Abū l-ḤasanʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1005
al-Afḍal ibn Amīr al-Juyūsh — Names: al-Afḍal ibn Amīr al-Juyūshal-Afḍal ibn Amīr al-Juyūsh, Fatimid vizier 487–515/1094–1121URI: https://usaybia.net/person/408
al-Khaṣībī — Names: al-Khaṣībīal-Khaṣībī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Khaṣīb (d. 328/940), vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1391
Munaḥḥim ibn al-Fawwāl — Names: Munaḥḥim ibn al-FawwālMunaḥḥim ibn al-Fawwāl, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1660
Ibn Zurʿah — Names: Ibn ZurʿahAbū ʿAlī ibn ZurʿahIbn Zurʿah, Abū ʿAlī ʿĪsā ibn Isḥāq ibn Zurʿah, Christian philosopher and translator (331–398/943–1008)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1176
Suwārtigīn al-Farghānī — Names: Suwārtigīn al-FarghānīSuwārtigīn al-Farghānī, an associate of al-MuʿtaṣimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2164
Abū Muslim — Names: Abū MuslimAbū Muslim, Abbasid revolutionary murdered by al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/292
Sostratus — Names: SostratusSostratus, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2132
Ibn Ṣafiyyah — Names: Ibn ṢafiyyahIbn Ṣafiyyah, Abū Ghālib al-Ṭabīb al-Naṣrānī, physician during the reign of al-Mustanjid (566–575/1170–1180)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1104

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.