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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.

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".

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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)

Muʾnis al-Faḥl — Names: Muʾnis al-FaḥlMuʾnis al-Faḥl, chief of police under al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1662
al-Samarqandī, Badr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Bahrām ibn Muḥammad al-Qalānisī — Names: al-Samarqandī, Badr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Bahrām ibn Muḥammad al-QalānisīBadr al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Qalānisī al-Samarqandīal-Samarqandī, Badr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Bahrām ibn Muḥammad al-Qalānisī, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1997
al-Naẓẓām — Names: al-Naẓẓāmal-Naẓẓām, Muʿtazilite theologian, (d. between 220/835 and 230/845)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2389
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿAlawī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿAlawīMuḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿAlawī (d. 252/866–867 or 255/868–869)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1634
Sarī al-Saqaṭī — Names: Sarī al-SaqaṭīSarī al-Saqaṭī, famous Sufi (d. 253/867)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2010
Abū l-Fatḥ al-Nīsābūrī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ al-NīsābūrīAbū l-Fatḥ al-NīsābūrīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/171
al-Manṣūr, Yaʿqūb Abū Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd al-Muʾmin — Names: al-Manṣūr, Yaʿqūb Abū Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd al-Muʾminal-Manṣūr, Yaʿqūb Abū Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd al-Muʾmin, third Almohad ruler (r 580– 595/1184–1199)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1508
Maximinus — Names: MaximinusMaximinus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1547
Sejanus Names: SejanusSejanus, 1st-c. AⅮ Roman officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2023
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ — Names: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, conqueror of Egypt (d. 43/ 664)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/507
Poliarcho Names: PoliarchoPoliarcho, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1837
Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ Ibrāhīm ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ Ibrāhīm ibn ʿĪsāIbrāhīm ibn ʿĪsāIbrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ Ibrāhīm ibn ʿĪsā, Baghdadi physician and companion of Yūḥannā ibn MāsawayhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1195
ʿUmar ibn Ḥafs ibn Barīq — Names: ʿUmar ibn Ḥafs ibn BarīqʿUmar Ibn Ḥafṣ ibn BarīqʿUmar ibn Ḥafs ibn Barīq, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2259
Isḥāq al-Ṭabīb — Names: Isḥāq al-ṬabībIsḥāq al-Ṭabīb (the Physician)Isḥāq al-Ṭabīb, physician in Cordova (active 287/900)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1274
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ḤasanAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, unidentified physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2398
Apollonius of Tyana — Names: Apollonius of TyanaApollonius of Tyana, Neopythagorean holyman and philosopher of 1st-c. AⅮ, authority on occult in later traditionsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/550
Dracon — Names: DraconDracon, son of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/729
Theodosius ⅠⅠ — Names: Theodosius ⅠⅠTheodosius ⅠⅠ, 5th-c. emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2214
Ibn al-Munajjim — Names: Ibn al-MunajjimIbn al-Munajjim, Abū Aḥmad Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlī, Abbasid littérateur (d. 300/912)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1059
Badr al-Dīn Luʾluʾ (Badr al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍāʾil al-Malik al-Raḥīm) — Names: Badr al-Dīn Luʾluʾ (Badr al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍāʾil al-Malik al-Raḥīm)Badr al Dīn Luʾluʾ Badr al Dīn Abū l Faḍāʾil al Malik al Raḥīm freedman who became regent of Mosul in 607 1210 1211...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/610
Ṣanjahal — Names: ṢanjahalṢanjahal, Indian physician and astrologerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2005
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
Apollonius — Names: ApolloniusApollonius, pupil of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/547
Adam — Names: AdamAdam, first manURI: https://usaybia.net/person/398
Ibn Rāʾiq — Names: Ibn RāʾiqIbn Rāʾiq, military commander (d. 330/942)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1089

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.