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G?wargis  
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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 a search for

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)

Ibn Buṭlān, al-Mukhtār ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbdūn — Names: Ibn Buṭlān, al-Mukhtār ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbdūnIbn BuṭlānIbn Buṭlān, al-Mukhtār ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbdūn, Christian physician (d. 458/1066)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/961
Kaykāʾūs ibn Kaykhusraw — Names: Kaykāʾūs ibn KaykhusrawKaykāʾūs ibn Kaykhusraw, al-Malik al-Ghālib, Seljuqid ruler of al-Rūm (Anatolia) (`reg.` 608–618/1211–1220)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1369
al-Maṣdūm, Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Asdūn — Names: al-Maṣdūm, Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Asdūnal-Maṣdūmal-Maṣdūm, Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Asdūn, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1532
Kushājim, Abū l-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Kushājim, Abū l-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn al-ḤusaynKushājim, Abū l-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn al-Ḥusayn, poet and prose writer (d. ca. 360/970)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1417
al-Ṭufayl — Names: al-Ṭufaylal-Ṭufayl, father of ʿĀmir ibn al-Ṭufayl, tribal hero and poet (d. ca. 10/632)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2243
Abū Bakr al-Rāzī — Names: Abū Bakr al-RāzīAbū Bakr al-Rāzī, son of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, perhaps identical to Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/135
Ibn Wakīʿ al-Tinnīsī — Names: Ibn Wakīʿ al-TinnīsīIbn Wakīʿ al-Tinnīsī, ʿAlī ibn Wakīʿ al-Tinnīsī, poet and critic (d. 393/1003)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1163
Ibn Durustawayh ibn al-Marzubān al-Fasawī — Names: Ibn Durustawayh ibn al-Marzubān al-FasawīIbn Durustawayh ibn al-Marzubān al-Fasawī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar, grammarian (d. 347/958)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/975
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdīal-Ṣāḥib Najm al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīNajm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī, physician son of Shams al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1734
ʿAnbasah ibn Isḥāq al-Ḍabbī — Names: ʿAnbasah ibn Isḥāq al-ḌabbīʿAnbasah ibn Isḥāq al-Ḍabbī, governor of Daybul (Sind) under al-WāthiqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/520
Artemon — Names: ArtemonArtemon, 2nd-c. grammarian from CassandreiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/569
al-Ḥasan ibn al-ʿAbbās — Names: al-Ḥasan ibn al-ʿAbbāsal-Ḥasan ibn al-ʿAbbās, known as al-Ṣanādīqī, unidentified historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/846
Demeter — Names: DemeterDemeter, in Greek mythology, the goddess of harvestsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2417
Samānah — Names: SamānahSamānah, chief steward of the caliph al-WāthiqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1995
Ibn Fatḥ Ṭamlūn — Names: Ibn Fatḥ ṬamlūnMuḥammad ibn Fatḥ ṬumlūnIbn Fatḥ Ṭamlūn, MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/980
Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Madāʾinī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-MadāʾinīAbū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Madāʾinī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/197
Julian the Apostate Names: Julian the ApostateJulian the ApostateURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1348
Antyllus — Names: AntyllusAntyllus, 2nd-c. Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/543
Thrasyllus of Mendes Names: Thrasyllus of MendesThrasyllus of Mendes, 1st-c. AⅮ grammarian and literary commentatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2225
Ibn Ṣadaqah — Names: Ibn ṢadaqahIbn Ṣadaqah, (probably Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣadaqah), vizier and friend of Amīn al-Dawlah Ibn al-Tilmīdh (d. 556/1161)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1100
Ibn al-Zayyāt — Names: Ibn al-ZayyātMuḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn al-ZayyātIbn al-Zayyāt, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, Abbasid vizier and poet (d. 243/847)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1168
Ibn al-Barakhshī, Abū Ṭāhir Muwaffaq al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbās — Names: Ibn al-Barakhshī, Abū Ṭāhir Muwaffaq al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbāsAbū Ṭāhir ibn al-BarakhshīIbn al-Barakhshī, Abū Ṭāhir Muwaffaq al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbās, physician and littérateur from Wāsiṭ (d. after 560/1165)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/948
Ibn Uthrudī — Names: Ibn UthrudīAbū l-Ghanāʾim Hibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn UthrudīIbn Uthrudī, Abū l-Ghanāʾim Hibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1156
Isḥāq ibn ʿAlī — Names: Isḥāq ibn ʿAlīIsḥāq ibn ʿAlī, brother of Abū ʿAlī al-QiyānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1256
Bahmanyār (Abū l-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn al-Marzubān) — Names: Bahmanyār (Abū l-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn al-Marzubān)Bahmanyār (Abū l-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn al-Marzubān), pupil of Ibn Sīnā (d. 456/1067)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/617

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.