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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:

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:

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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)

Aqish (`or` Āqish) — Names: Aqish (`or` Āqish)Aqish (`or` Āqish), unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2408
Ibrāhīm ibn Ayyūb al-Abrash — Names: Ibrāhīm ibn Ayyūb al-AbrashIbrāhīm ibn Ayyūb al-Abrash, physician under al-Mutawakkil and al-MuʿtazzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1189
ʿIzz al-Dīn al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ghanawī al-Rāfiḍī al-Irbilī al-Ḍarīr — Names: ʿIzz al-Dīn al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ghanawī al-Rāfiḍī al-Irbilī al-ḌarīrʿIzz al Dīn al Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al Ghanawī al Rāfiḍī al Irbilī al Ḍarīr d 660 1262 poet philosopher teacher of...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1294
al-Ḥusayn al-Khādim — Names: al-Ḥusayn al-Khādimal-Ḥusayn al-Khādim, eunuch serving al-MaʾmūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/905
al-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzī — Names: al-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzīal-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzī, brother of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1928
al-Hādī, Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī — Names: al-Hādī, Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdīal-Hādī, Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 169–170/785– 86)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/806
Gaius (Gaius Julius Caesar known as Caligula) — Names: Gaius (Gaius Julius Caesar known as Caligula)Gaius (Gaius Julius Caesar known as Caligula), 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2383
Muẓaffar ibn al-Dawātī — Names: Muẓaffar ibn al-DawātīMuẓaffar ibn al-Dawātī, 5th/11th-c. officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1719
Ibn al-Mudabbir — Names: Ibn al-MudabbirAḥmad ibn Muḥammad, known as Ibn al-Mudabbir, the SecretaryIbn al-Mudabbir, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, known as `al-Kātib`, high official under al-Wāthiq and al-Mutawakkil (d. 270 `or` 271/883 `or` 84)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1055
Abū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn Jumayʿ — Names: Abū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn JumayʿAbū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn Jumayʿ, son of Ibn JumayʿURI: https://usaybia.net/person/360
Mankah al-Hindī (Māṇikya) — Names: Mankah al-Hindī (Māṇikya)Mankah al-Hindī (Māṇikya or Maṅkha)Mankah al-Hindī (Māṇikya), Indian physician and translator under Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1501
Domitian — Names: DomitianDomitian, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/728
Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd AllāhIbrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh, Christian translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1181
Iftikhār al-Dīn (Iftikhār al-Dīn Abū Hāshim ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī) — Names: Iftikhār al-Dīn (Iftikhār al-Dīn Abū Hāshim ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī)Iftikhār al Dīn Iftikhār al Dīn Abū Hāshim ʿAbd al Muṭṭalib ibn al Faḍl al Hāshimī leader of the Ḥanafī `madhhab` in Aleppo and...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1216
Paul — Names: PaulPaul, apostleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1800
al-Shumays — Names: al-Shumaysal-Shumays, chief steward under al-Malik al-ʿĀdilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2101
Saʿd ibn ʿUbādah — Names: Saʿd ibn ʿUbādahSaʿd ibn ʿUbādah, Companion of MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1940
Abū ʿUthmān al-Maghribī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-MaghribīAbū ʿUthmān al-Maghribī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/378
ʿIzz al-Dawlah Bakhtiyār — Names: ʿIzz al-Dawlah BakhtiyārʿIzz al-Dawlah Bakhtiyār, Būyid Emir (d. 366– 367/977)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1290
Ilghāzī ibn Artuq — Names: Ilghāzī ibn ArtuqIlghāzī ibn Artuq, Najm al-Dīn, Artuqid ruler (`reg.` 507–516/1115–1122)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1218
Abū l-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī — Names: Abū l-Ṭayyib al-ṬabarīAbū l-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī, Shāfiʿite jurist (d. 450/1058)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/367
Symmachus — Names: SymmachusSymmachus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2167
al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib — Names: al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālibal-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, grandson of Muḥammad (d. ca. 49/669–670)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/848
al-Raḍī — Names: al-Raḍīal-Raḍī (al-Riḍā?), unidentified vizier of al-JazīrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1896
Muḥyī l-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Muḥammad ibn al-qāḍīʿAlī Zakī al-Dīn — Names: Muḥyī l-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Muḥammad ibn al-qāḍīʿAlī Zakī al-DīnMuḥyī l-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Muḥammad ibn al-qāḍīʿAlī Zakī al-Dīn (d. 598/1202), chief judge of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1647

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.