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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.

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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)

Abū Isḥāq ibn Ṭumlūs — Names: Abū Isḥāq ibn ṬumlūsAbū Isḥāq ibn Ṭumlūs, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/232
Yazīd ibn Rūmān al-Naṣrānī al-Andalusī — Names: Yazīd ibn Rūmān al-Naṣrānī al-AndalusīYazīd ibn Rūmān al-Naṣrānī al-Andalusī, Christian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2320
Yazīd ibn Yūḥannā ibn Abī Khālid — Names: Yazīd ibn Yūḥannā ibn Abī KhālidYazīd ibn Yūḥannā ibn Abī Khālid, known as Yazīd Būr, personal physician to al-Maʾmūn and then Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2321
Yūḥannā ibn ʿAbd al-Masīḥ, Abū ʿAlī — Names: Yūḥannā ibn ʿAbd al-Masīḥ, Abū ʿAlīYūḥannā ibn ʿAbd al-Masīḥ, Abū ʿAlī, friend of al-Faḍl ibn Jarīr al-TakrītīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2322
Yūḥannā ibn Bukhtīshūʿ — Names: Yūḥannā ibn BukhtīshūʿYūḥannā ibn Bukhtīshūʿ, Christian physician, collaborator of Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq (d. ca. 912)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2323
Yūḥannā ibn Fātilah — Names: Yūḥannā ibn FātilahYūḥannā ibn FātilahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2324
Yūḥannā ibn Ḥaylān — Names: Yūḥannā ibn ḤaylānYūḥannā ibn Ḥaylān, Christian philosopher (d. during caliphate of al-Muqtadir)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2325
Yūḥannā ibn Māsawayh — Names: Yūḥannā ibn MāsawayhYūḥannā ibn Māsawayh, Christian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2326
Yūḥannā ibn Sahl — Names: Yūḥannā ibn SahlYūḥannā ibn Sahl, son of Sahl al-KawsajURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2327
Yūḥannā ibn Sarābiyūn — Names: Yūḥannā ibn SarābiyūnYūḥannā ibn Sarābiyūn, medical author probably later 3rd/9th c.URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2328
Yūnus ibn Ḥabīb — Names: Yūnus ibn ḤabībYūnus ibn Ḥabīb, poet and critic (d. 182/798)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2329
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Dānī — Names: Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-DānīAbū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Dānī, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/233
Yūsuf, Joseph — Names: Yūsuf, JosephYūsuf, JosephURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2330
Yūsuf Ⅰ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf — Names: Yūsuf Ⅰ, Abū Yaʿqūb YūsufYūsuf Ⅰ, Abū Yaʿqūb YūsufURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2331
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
Yūsuf al-Baṣrī — Names: Yūsuf al-BaṣrīYūsuf al-Baṣrī, known as ‘the Short’, physician accompanying Abū DulafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2333
Yūsuf ⅠⅠ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Mustanṣir — Names: Yūsuf ⅠⅠ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-MustanṣirYūsuf ⅠⅠ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Mustanṣir, Almohad ruler (`reg.` 610–621/1213– 1224)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2334
Yūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥasdāy — Names: Yūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn ḤasdāyAbū Jaʿfar Yūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn ḤasdāyYūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥasdāy, Abū Jaʿfar, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2335
Yūsuf ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Muslim — Names: Yūsuf ibn Hibat Allāh ibn MuslimYūsuf ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Muslim, unidentified poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2336
Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm — Names: Yūsuf ibn IbrāhīmYūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm, `mawlā` of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2337
Yūsuf ibn Iṣṭifan — Names: Yūsuf ibn IṣṭifanYūsuf ibn Iṣṭifan, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2338
Yūsuf ibn Ṣalībā — Names: Yūsuf ibn ṢalībāYūsuf ibn Ṣalībā, physician accompanying Abū DulafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2339
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-ṢābiʾAbū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ (d. 384/994), head of the chancery in Baghdad during the Būyid periodURI: https://usaybia.net/person/234
Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb — Names: Yūsuf ibn YaʿqūbYūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb, student of al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2340
Yūsuf ibn Yazdād — Names: Yūsuf ibn YazdādYūsuf ibn Yazdād, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2341

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.