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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 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
al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Mutawakkilal-Mutawakkil (`reg.` 256–278/870–91), Abbasid princeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1708
Furāt ibn Shaḥāthā — Names: Furāt ibn ShaḥāthāFurāt ibn Shaḥāthā, Jewish physician serving ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/781
Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb — Names: Yūsuf ibn YaʿqūbYūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb, student of al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2340
Abū Suhayl — Names: Abū SuhaylAbū Suhayl, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/354
the Mouse `(al-Faʾr`, `al-Fār`, perhaps = Alvar) — Names: the Mouse `(al-Faʾr`, `al-Fār`, perhaps = Alvar)the Mouse `(al-Faʾr`, `al-Fār`, perhaps = Alvar), Andalusī physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1578
al-Nāṣir — Names: al-Nāṣiral-Nāṣir, unidentified rulerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1746
al-Thaʿālibī, Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Thaʿālibī, Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammadal-Thaʿālibī, Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad, anthologist and poet (d. 429/1038)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2194
Jirjis — Names: JirjisJirjis, 5th/11th-c. Christian physician in CairoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1342
Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-ʿAqib — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-ʿAqibAbū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-ʿAqib, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/312
Shaʿbān — Names: ShaʿbānShaʿbān, lampooned physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2032
ʿAmr ibn Jurmūz — Names: ʿAmr ibn JurmūzʿAmr ibn Jurmūz, killer of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām at the Battle of the CamelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/508
Sharaf al-Kuttāb Abū l-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamzah ibn Jiyā (or Jiyāʾ) — Names: Sharaf al-Kuttāb Abū l-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamzah ibn Jiyā (or Jiyāʾ)Sharaf al-Kuttāb Abū l-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamzah ibn Jiyā (or Jiyāʾ) (d. 579/1183), teacher of Ibn al-MuʾammilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2070
Ibn Ṭabāṭabā al-ʿAlawī — Names: Ibn Ṭabāṭabā al-ʿAlawīIbn Ṭabāṭabā al-ʿAlawī, Abū l-Ḥāsan Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad (d. 322/934)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1130
Ibn Zuhr — Names: Ibn ZuhrAbū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn ZuhrIbn Zuhr, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Zuhr ibn Abī Marwān ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1171
Ibn al-Khashshāb — Names: Ibn al-KhashshābIbn al-Khashshāb, Abū Muḥammad (or Abū Aḥmad) ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad Ibn al-Khashshāb al-Baghdādī, grammarian (d. 567/1172)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1031
Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Qāḍī al-Sharīf — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Qāḍī al-SharīfAbū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Qāḍī al-Sharīf, Almohad qadiURI: https://usaybia.net/person/71
Badr al-Dīn ibn Qāḍī Baʿlabakk — Names: Badr al-Dīn ibn Qāḍī BaʿlabakkBadr al-Dīn ibn Qāḍī Baʿlabakk, physician, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/609
Ibn Abī l-Bayān, al-Shaykh al-Sadīd ibn Abī-l-Bayān (i.e. Sadīd al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Bayān Sulaymān ibn Abī l-Faraj Isrāʾīl ibn Abī l-Ṭayyib Sulaymān ibn Mubārak) — Names: Ibn Abī l-Bayān, al-Shaykh al-Sadīd ibn Abī-l-Bayān (i.e. Sadīd al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍl Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Bayān Sulaymān ibn Abī l-Faraj Isrāʾīl ibn Abī l-Ṭayyib Sulaymān ibn Mubārak)Ibn Abī l-BayānIbn Abī l Bayān al Shaykh al Sadīd ibn Abī l Bayān i e Sadīd al Dīn Abū l Faḍl Dāwūd ibn Abī l...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/917
Abū l-Faraj ibn Abī Saʿīd al-Yamāmī — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn Abī Saʿīd al-YamāmīAbū l-Faraj ibn Abī Saʿīd al-Yamāmī, physician of HamadanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/164
Ibn Raqīqah — Names: Ibn RaqīqahSadīd al-Dīn ibn RaqīqahIbn Raqīqah Abū l Thanāʾ Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad al Ṭabīb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Shujāʿ al Shaybānī al Ḥanawī Sadīd al Dīn physician...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1090
al-Kumayt ibn Maʿrūf al-Asadī — Names: al-Kumayt ibn Maʿrūf al-Asadīal-Kumayt ibn Maʿrūf al-Asadī (d. ca. 100/ 718), poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1414
Chrysermus — Names: ChrysermusChrysermus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/673
Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Ghazāl — Names: Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-GhazālAbū Jaʿfar ibn al-Ghazāl, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/241
al-ʿAskarī — Names: al-ʿAskarīal-ʿAskarī, Abū Aḥmad, philologist, lexicographer (d. 382/993)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/581

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.