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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)

al-Mustakfī bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustakfī bi-Allāhal-Mustakfī bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 333–334/944–46)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1686
al-Mustanjid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustanjid bi-Allāhal-Mustanjid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 555–566/1160–1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1687
al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh) — Names: al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh)al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh), Fatimid caliph (420–487/1029–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1688
al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir) — Names: al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir)al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 623–640/1226–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1689
Abū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn YaḥyāAbū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn YaḥyāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/169
al-Mustarshid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustarshid bi-Allāhal-Mustarshid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 512–529/1118–1135)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1690
al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāhal-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 487–512/1094–1118)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1691
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāhal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 279–289/892–902)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1692
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
al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl — Names: al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssālal-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl, theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1694
al-Muʿtamid — Names: al-Muʿtamidal-Muʿtamid, governor of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1695
al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkilal-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 256– 279/870–92)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1696
Mutammim ibn Nuwayrah — Names: Mutammim ibn NuwayrahMutammim ibn Nuwayrah, 1st/7th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1697
al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī — Names: al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfīal-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī, poet (d. 354/965)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1698
al-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqī — Names: al-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqīal-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqī, grammarian, lexicographer and `adīb` (d. 456/1064)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1699
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Badr — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn BadrʿAbd Allāh ibn Badr, Cordovan vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/17
Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn KillisAbū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis, Jewish vizier of Fatimid al-ʿAzīz (318–380/930–991)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/170
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāqal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 218–227/833–42)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1700
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥ — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥ, emir of AlmeriaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1701
al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh — Names: al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāhal-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 232–247/847–61)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1702
Mutayyam — Names: MutayyamMutayyam, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1703
al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāhal-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 252– 255/866–69)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1705
al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh — Names: al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāhal-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 334– 363/946–74)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1706
al-Muttaqī — Names: al-Muttaqīal-Muttaqī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 329– 333/940–44)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1707
al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Mutawakkilal-Mutawakkil (`reg.` 256–278/870–91), Abbasid princeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1708

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.