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Aba~  
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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)

Diocles — Names: DioclesDiocles, Dogmatic physician of late antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/713
Hermann of Carinthia Names: Hermann of CarinthiaHermann of Carinthia, Istrian scholar and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/871
al-Malik al-Kāmil ibn al-Malik al-ʿĀdil (= al-Malik al-Kāmil I Nāṣir al-Dīn = al-Malik al-Kāmil I Muḥammad ibn al-ʿĀdil I Muḥammad `or` Aḥmad Sayf al-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Nāṣir al-Dīn) — Names: al-Malik al-Kāmil ibn al-Malik al-ʿĀdil (= al-Malik al-Kāmil I Nāṣir al-Dīn = al-Malik al-Kāmil I Muḥammad ibn al-ʿĀdil I Muḥammad `or` Aḥmad Sayf al-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Nāṣir al-Dīn)al Malik al Kāmil ibn al Malik al ʿĀdil = al Malik al Kāmil I Nāṣir al Dīn = al Malik al Kāmil I...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1471
Ibn Rūmān al-Naṣrānī — Names: Ibn Rūmān al-NaṣrānīKhālid ibn Yazīd ibn Rūmān al-NaṣrānīIbn Rūmān al-Naṣrānī, Khālid ibn YazīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1094
Shams al-Dīn al-Khuwayyī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al-Khalīl ibn Saʿādah ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Shams al-Dīn al-Khuwayyī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al-Khalīl ibn Saʿādah ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʿĪsāShams al-Dīn al-KhuwayyīShams al Dīn al Khuwayyī Abū l ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al Khalīl ibn Saʿādah ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʿĪsā jurist under al Malik al Muʿaẓẓam...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2053
Ibn Ḥamawayh (`or` Ibn Ḥammūyah) — Names: Ibn Ḥamawayh (`or` Ibn Ḥammūyah)Ibn Ḥamawayh (`or` Ibn Ḥammūyah), Muʿīn al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/989
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbād — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbādal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbād, ruler of the `tāʾifah` of Seville (`reg.` 433–460/1042–1069)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1693
Apollo — Names: ApolloApollo, early expert on medicine and originator of Greek writingURI: https://usaybia.net/person/545
Abū Zurʿah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān al-Azdī al-Baṣrī — Names: Abū Zurʿah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān al-Azdī al-BaṣrīAbū Zurʿah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān al-Azdī al-Baṣrī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/393
al-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī — Names: al-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhīal-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī (d. 384/994), judge and prose writerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2182
Crito — Names: CritoCrito, court physician of the emperor TrajanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/683
Bonus Names: BonusBonus, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/651
Titus — Names: TitusTitus, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2239
al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, Abū l-Qāsim al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, Abū l-Qāsim al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammadal-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, Abū l-Qāsim al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, 5th/11th-c. author of `Muḥāḍarāt al-udabāʾ`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1900
al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah al-Thaqafī — Names: al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah al-Thaqafīal-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah al-Thaqafī, legendary Arab physician, contemporary of the prophet MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/828
Naṣīr al-Dawlah — Names: Naṣīr al-DawlahNaṣīr al-Dawlah, perhaps = Naṣr al-Dawlah Abū Naṣr Aḥmad ibn Marwān, prince of the Marwānid dynasty of Diyarbakr (d. 463/1061)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1747
Posidonius — Names: PosidoniusPosidonius, 4th-c. BC physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1842
ʿImrān ibn Abī ʿAmr — Names: ʿImrān ibn Abī ʿAmrʿImrān ibn Abī ʿAmrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1224
Machaon — Names: MachaonMachaon, son of AsclepiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1430
ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn — Names: ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīnʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn, fourth Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/469
Maternus, Triarius Maternus Lasciuius — Names: Maternus, Triarius Maternus LasciuiusMaternus, Triarius Maternus Lasciuius, Roman consulURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1543
ʿAlī ibn Wāhsūdhān — Names: ʿAlī ibn WāhsūdhānʿAlī ibn Wāhsūdhān the Daylamite (d. after 304/917), governor of RayyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/482
Hishām ⅠⅠ al-Muʾayyad bi-Allāh — Names: Hishām ⅠⅠ al-Muʾayyad bi-AllāhHishām ⅠⅠ al-Muʾayyad bi-Allāh, caliph in al-Andalus in 365–399/976–1009 and 400–403/1010–1013URI: https://usaybia.net/person/890
Abū l-Ḥusayn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Daḥlī — Names: Abū l-Ḥusayn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-DaḥlīAbū l-Ḥusayn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Daḥlī (perhaps identical with the preceding)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/224
Elias — Names: EliasElias, Jewish prophetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/732

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.