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Aba~  
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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)

Themistius ‘the physician’ — Names: Themistius ‘the physician’Themistius ‘the physician’, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2206
Theocritus of Anazarbus — Names: Theocritus of AnazarbusTheocritus of Anazarbus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2207
Theodore at Mar Saba Names: Theodore at Mar SabaTheodore at Mar Saba, brother of Michael the SyncellusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2208
al-Usquf Theodore the Syncellus — Names: al-Usquf Theodore the SyncellusTheodore the Syncellusal-Usquf Theodore the Syncellus (Tadharus, or Tadrus, al-Sunqal), translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2209
Abū l-Ḥusayn al-ʿArūḍī — Names: Abū l-Ḥusayn al-ʿArūḍīAbū l-Ḥusayn al-ʿArūḍī, contemporary of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/221
Theodoretos — Names: TheodoretosTheodoretos, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2210
Theodorus — Names: TheodorusTheodorus, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2211
Theodorus of Athens — Names: Theodorus of AthensTheodorus of Athens, Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2212
Theodosius — Names: TheodosiusTheodosius, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2213
Theodosius ⅠⅠ — Names: Theodosius ⅠⅠTheodosius ⅠⅠ, 5th-c. emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2214
Theodosius — Names: TheodosiusTheodosius, catholicos in the time of al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2215
Theodotus — Names: TheodotusTheodotus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2216
Theomnestus of Nicopolis Names: Theomnestus of NicopolisTheomnestus of Nicopolis, Byzantine writer on veterinary medicineURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2217
Theon — Names: TheonTheon, 2nd-c. AⅮ mathematician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2218
Theophrastus of Eresos Names: Theophrastus of EresosTheophrastus of Eresos, philosopher and successor to Aristotle (d. ca. 287BC)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2219
Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Kashkarāyā — Names: Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn KashkarāyāAbū l-Ḥusayn ibn Kashkarāyā, physician and pupil of Sinān ibn ThābitURI: https://usaybia.net/person/222
Thessalus — Names: ThessalusThessalus, eldest son of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2221
Thessalus of Tralles Names: Thessalus of TrallesThessalus of Tralles, 1st-c. Greek Methodist physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2222
Thomas of Edessa (Tūmā al-Ruhāwī) — Names: Thomas of Edessa (Tūmā al-Ruhāwī)Tūmā al-Ruhāwī (Thomas of Edessa)Thomas of Edessa (Tūmā al-Ruhāwī), contemporary of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2223
Thrasybulus — Names: ThrasybulusThrasybulus, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2224
Thrasyllus of Mendes Names: Thrasyllus of MendesThrasyllus of Mendes, 1st-c. AⅮ grammarian and literary commentatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2225
Thumāmah al-ʿAbsī al-Qaʿqāʿī — Names: Thumāmah al-ʿAbsī al-QaʿqāʿīThumāmah al-ʿAbsī al-Qaʿqāʿī, brother-in-law of ʿAbd al-Malik ibn MarwānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2226
Tiberius — Names: TiberiusTiberius, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2227
al-Tibrīzī, Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Tibrīzī, Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlīal-Tibrīzī, Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlī, called al-Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī, philologist (d. 502/1108–1109)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2228
Timaeus — Names: TimaeusTimaeus, disciple of PlatoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2229

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.