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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

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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.

Results (2415)

Buskhunnar — Names: BuskhunnarBuskhunnar, Khorasanian chieftain and rebel (active 141/758–759)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/666
Nūr al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Artaq `or` Artuq — Names: Nūr al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Artaq `or` ArtuqNūr al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Artaq `or` Artuq, ruler of ḤīnīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1786
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād ibn Muʿāwiyah al-Khuzāʿī al-Marwazī — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād ibn Muʿāwiyah al-Khuzāʿī al-MarwazīAbū ʿAbd Allāh Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād ibn Muʿāwiyah al-Khuzāʿī al-Marwazī, 3rd/10th-c. Hadith scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/87
Alexander of Aphrodisias — Names: Alexander of AphrodisiasAlexander of Aphrodisias, 3rd-c. Aristotelian philosopher (confused with Alexander of Damascus)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/453
Ibn al-Zubayr — Names: Ibn al-ZubayrIbn al-Zubayr, al-Qāḍī al-Muhadhdhab al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Zubayr, poet (d. 561/1166)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1170
al-Malik al-Ashraf Shāh Arman Mūsā — Names: al-Malik al-Ashraf Shāh Arman Mūsāal Malik al Ashraf Shāh Arman Mūsā the son of al Malik al ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūb identical with al Malik al Ashraf...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1460
Phlegyas Names: PhlegyasPhlegyas, father of Coronis, the mother of AsclepiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1827
Cleomyttades — Names: CleomyttadesCleomyttades, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/677
al-Ḥākim — Names: al-Ḥākimal-Ḥākim, sixth Fatimid caliph (`reg.` 385– 411/996–1021)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/815
John Philoponus — Names: John PhiloponusJohn Philoponus, Neoplatonist Christian philosopher (ca. 490–575)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2385
Muḥammad — Names: MuḥammadMuḥammad, Prophet, Messenger of GodURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1599
Andromachus the Elder — Names: Andromachus the ElderAndromachus the Elder, personal physician of NeroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/526
al-Jahshiyārī — Names: al-Jahshiyārīal-Jahshiyārī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh, 4th/10th-c. man of letters, historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1308
Nicanor of Stagira — Names: Nicanor of StagiraNicanor of Stagira, commander under Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1768
Māshāʾallāh — Names: MāshāʾallāhMāshāʾallāh, astrologer courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1533
Ambracis — Names: AmbracisAmbracis, maidservant of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/490
Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī — Names: Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-IshbīlīAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī, physician and poet (d. 528/1134)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/346
Ibn Abī l-Ashʿath, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad — Names: Ibn Abī l-Ashʿath, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn MuḥammadIbn Abī l-Ashʿath, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, Persian physician active in Mosul (d. ca. 360/970)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/916
Marinus of Alexandria — Names: Marinus of AlexandriaMarinus of Alexandria, 2nd-c. anatomistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1516
Ibn Uthrudī — Names: Ibn UthrudīʿAlī ibn Hibat Allāh ibn UthrudīIbn Uthrudī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Hibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1158
al-Munayḥī, Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr — Names: al-Munayḥī, Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīral-Munayḥī, Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr, 4th/10th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1661
Ibn al-Khayyāṭ — Names: Ibn al-KhayyāṭIbn al-Khayyāṭ, Abū Bakr Yaḥyā ibn Aḥmad, Andalusian physician (d. 447/1055–1056)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1032
Severus — Names: SeverusSeverus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2031
Abū Bishr al-Baqarī — Names: Abū Bishr al-BaqarīAbū Bishr al-BaqarīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/144
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, al-Bāqir — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, al-BāqirMuḥammad ibn ʿAlī, al-Bāqir, fifth Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1614

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.