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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)

Muʾnis al-Khādim — Names: Muʾnis al-KhādimMuʾnis al-Khādim, servant of al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1663
Munkar — Names: MunkarMunkar, Islamic angelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1664
al-Muqbilī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf — Names: al-Muqbilī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Yūsufal-Muqbilīal-Muqbilī, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1665
al-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāh — Names: al-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāhal-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 476–478/1075–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1666
al-Muqtadir bi-Allāh (Abū l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad al-Muʿtaḍid) — Names: al-Muqtadir bi-Allāh (Abū l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad al-Muʿtaḍid)al-Muqtadir bi-Allāh (Abū l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad al-Muʿtaḍid), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 295–320/908–932)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1667
al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh (Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Mustaẓhir) — Names: al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh (Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Mustaẓhir)al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh (Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Mustaẓhir), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 530–555/1136–1160)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1668
Murshid — Names: MurshidMurshid, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1669
Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī)Abū l-Faraj al-Naṣrānī (the Christian)Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī), Christian physician serving under Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn and al-Malik al-Afḍal Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/167
Mūsā ‘the blind’ — Names: Mūsā ‘the blind’Mūsā ‘the blind’, Abbasid princeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1670
Mūsā ibn ʿAbd al-Malik — Names: Mūsā ibn ʿAbd al-MalikMūsā ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, secretary to the caliph al-Mutawakkil (`reg.` 232–247/847– 61)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1671
Mūsā ibn Abī l-ʿAbbās al-Shāshī — Names: Mūsā ibn Abī l-ʿAbbās al-ShāshīMūsā ibn Abī l-ʿAbbās al-Shāshī, governor of al-Shāsh (Tashkent)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1672
Mūsā ibn Abī l-Faraj ibn al-Daḥḥāk — Names: Mūsā ibn Abī l-Faraj ibn al-DaḥḥākMūsā ibn Abī l-Faraj ibn al-DaḥḥākURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1673
Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-IsrāʾīlīMūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Isrāʾīlī, physician in the service of al-Muʿizz li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1674
Mūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-Kūfī — Names: Mūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-KūfīMūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-Kūfī (129–222/746–747– 837), personal physician of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1675
Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-Kāẓim — Names: Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-KāẓimMūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-Kāẓim, seventh Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1676
Mūsā ibn Khālid ‘the Translator’ (`al- tarjumān`) — Names: Mūsā ibn Khālid ‘the Translator’ (`al- tarjumān`)Mūsā ibn Khālid the TranslatorMūsā ibn Khālid ‘the Translator’ (`al- tarjumān`), pupil of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1677
Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubī — Names: Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubīal-Raʾīs Mūsā ibn Maymūn (Maimonides)Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubī (527–606/1135–1208) Jewish theologian, philosopher and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1678
Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd ibn Mūsā ibn Ḥudayr — Names: Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd ibn Mūsā ibn ḤudayrMūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd ibn Mūsā ibn Ḥudayr, vizier under ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ⅠⅠⅠURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1679
Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn TūmāAbū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā, physician (d. 620/1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/168
Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū Māhir — Names: Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū MāhirMūsā ibn SayyārMūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū Māhir, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1680
Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj — Names: Muslim ibn al-ḤajjājMuslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj, compiler of a canonical collection of hadiths (d. 261/875)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1681
Muslim ibn al-Walīd — Names: Muslim ibn al-WalīdMuslim ibn al-Walīd, poet (d. 207/823) 10.64.19.5n, 13.63.8.2nURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1682
al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjid — Names: al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjidal-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjid, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 566–575/1170–1180)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1683
al-Mustaʿīn — Names: al-Mustaʿīnal-Mustaʿīn, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 248– 252/862–66)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1684
al-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūd — Names: al-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūdal-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūd, ruler of the `tāʾifah` of Saragossa (`reg.` 478–503/1085–1110)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1685

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.