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Aba~  
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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)

al-Faḍl ibn Sahl — Names: al-Faḍl ibn Sahlal-Faḍl ibn Sahl, vizier under the caliph al-MaʿmūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/758
al-Faḍl ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn Barmak — Names: al-Faḍl ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn Barmakal-Faḍl ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn Barmak, son of Yaḥyā ibn Khālid ibn BarmakURI: https://usaybia.net/person/759
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn AḥmadAbū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, brother of the qadi Abū Marwān al-BājīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/76
al-Fāʾiz bi-Naṣr Allāh (Abū l-Qāsim ʿĪsā ibn al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh) — Names: al-Fāʾiz bi-Naṣr Allāh (Abū l-Qāsim ʿĪsā ibn al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh)al-Fāʾiz bi-Naṣr Allāh (Abū l-Qāsim ʿĪsā ibn al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh), ninth Fatimid caliph of EgyptURI: https://usaybia.net/person/760
Fakhr al-Dawlah ibn al-Muṭṭalib — Names: Fakhr al-Dawlah ibn al-MuṭṭalibFakhr al-Dawlah ibn al-Muṭṭalib, founder of Dār al-Dhahab law-collegeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/761
Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, Ibn Khaṭīb al-Rayy — Names: Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, Ibn Khaṭīb al-RayyIbn Khaṭīb al-Rayy (Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī)Fakhr al Dīn al Rāzī Ibn Khaṭīb al Rayy The Son of the Preacher of Rayy philosopher and theologian author of the monumental Qurʾanic...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/762
Fakhr al-Dīn Riḍwān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Rustam al-Khurāsānī al-Sāʿātī — Names: Fakhr al-Dīn Riḍwān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Rustam al-Khurāsānī al-SāʿātīFakhr al-Dīn [Riḍwān] ibn al-SāʿātīFakhr al-Dīn Riḍwān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Rustam al-Khurāsānī al-Sāʿātī, physician, clock-maker and littérateurURI: https://usaybia.net/person/763
Fannūn, Abū Naṣr — Names: Fannūn, Abū NaṣrFannūn the PhysicianFannūn, Abū Naṣr, the PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/764
al-Fārābī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Ūzlūgh ibn Ṭarkhān — Names: al-Fārābī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Ūzlūgh ibn ṬarkhānAbū Naṣr al-Fārābīal-Fārābī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Ūzlūgh ibn Ṭarkhān, philosopher and scholar of music (ca. 256–338/870–950)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/765
Faraj — Names: FarajFaraj, known as Abū Khurāsān, `mawlā` of Ṣāliḥ ibn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/766
al-Farazdaq (Hammām ibn Ghālib) — Names: al-Farazdaq (Hammām ibn Ghālib)al-Farazdaq (Hammām ibn Ghālib), Umayyad poet (d. 110/728)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/767
al-Farghānī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr — Names: al-Farghānī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīral-Farghānī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr, (d. after 247/861)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/768
Farīd al-Dīn Dāmādh — Names: Farīd al-Dīn DāmādhFarīd al-Dīn Dāmādh, scholar in NishapurURI: https://usaybia.net/person/769
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh MuḥammadAbū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad, grandson of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥafīd Abū Bakr ibn ZuhrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/77
al-Fāriqī, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik — Names: al-Fāriqī, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malikal-Fāriqī, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, poet (d. after 561/1166)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/770
al-Fāris (the knight) Fāris al-Dīn Maymūn al-Qaṣrī — Names: al-Fāris (the knight) Fāris al-Dīn Maymūn al-Qaṣrīal-Fāris (the knight) Fāris al-Dīn Maymūn al-Qaṣrī, Ayyubid emir (d. 611/1214)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/771
al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān — Names: al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqānal-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān, held various posts under al-Muʿtaṣim, al-Wāthiq, al-Mutawakkil (d. 247/861)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/772
Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir — Names: Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Abī l-ḤawāfirFatḥ al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir, Egyptian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/773
Fāṭimah Umm Muḥammad — Names: Fāṭimah Umm MuḥammadFāṭimah Umm Muḥammad, daughter of GhaḍīḍURI: https://usaybia.net/person/774
Favorinus of Arelate Names: Favorinus of ArelateFavorinus of Arelate, 2nd-c. AⅮ Roman philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/775
Fayrūz (var. Fahrūn, Fahrūz) — Names: Fayrūz (var. Fahrūn, Fahrūz)Fayrūz (var. Fahrūn, Fahrūz)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/776
Filio Names: FilioFilio, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/777
al-Fīrūzābādī, Abū Ṭāhir Majīd al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb — Names: al-Fīrūzābādī, Abū Ṭāhir Majīd al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūbal-Fīrūzābādī, Abū Ṭāhir Majīd al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb, 8th/14th-c. lexicographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/778
Flavian — Names: FlavianFlavian, archbishop of Constantinople 446– 449URI: https://usaybia.net/person/779
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh MuḥammadAbū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad, son of Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-DānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/78

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.