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Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

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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.

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)

Hilāl ibn al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: Hilāl ibn al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-ṢābiʾHilāl ibn al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ, secretary and historian under the Būyids (d. 448/1056)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/883
Ibn al-Budhūkh al-Qalaʿī, Abū Jaʿfar ʿUmar ibn ʿAlī — Names: Ibn al-Budhūkh al-Qalaʿī, Abū Jaʿfar ʿUmar ibn ʿAlīIbn al-Budhūkh al-Qalaʿī, Abū Jaʿfar ʿUmar ibn ʿAlī, Maghribī physician working in DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/957
Luqmān — Names: LuqmānLuqmān, pre-Islamic sageURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1425
Eusebius of Caesarea — Names: Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of Caesarea, 4th-c. bishop, chronographer and apologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/752
al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān — Names: al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqānal-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān, held various posts under al-Muʿtaṣim, al-Wāthiq, al-Mutawakkil (d. 247/861)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/772
al-Mastūr, Abū l-Faraj al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Mastūr, Abū l-Faraj al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammadal-Mastūr, Abū l-Faraj al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, grammarian and poet (d. 392/1001–1002)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1540
Ardashīr ibn Bābak — Names: Ardashīr ibn BābakArdashīr ibn Bābak, founder of the Sasanid dynasty (d. AⅮ242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/560
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. ʿAlī al- DakhwārMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī, known as al-DakhwārMuhadhdhab al Dīn ʿAbd al Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī known as al Dakhwār high ranking Syrian physician teacher of ⅠAU Ibn al Nafīs and Ibn...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1594
al-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilāl — Names: al-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilālal-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilāl, philologist (d. after 395/1005)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/582
Sulaymān ibn Mihrān al-Asadī — Names: Sulaymān ibn Mihrān al-AsadīSulaymān ibn Mihrān al-Asadī, known as al-Aʿmash, Hadith scholar of the TābiʿūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2154
Ṣāb, or Ṭāṭ — Names: Ṣāb, or ṬāṭṢāb, or Ṭāṭ, son of Idrīs and reputed ancestor of the SabiansURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1931
Philadelphus — Names: PhiladelphusPhiladelphus, Ptolemy ⅠⅠ Philadelphus, ruler of Egypt 283–46BCURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1818
Himerius — Names: HimeriusHimerius, detractor of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/884
al-Malik al-Qāhir Muḥammad ibn Shīrkūh I Asad al-Dīn ibn Shādhī, Naṣīr al-Dīn — Names: al-Malik al-Qāhir Muḥammad ibn Shīrkūh I Asad al-Dīn ibn Shādhī, Naṣīr al-Dīnal Malik al Qāhir Muḥammad ibn Shīrkūh I Asad al Dīn ibn Shādhī Naṣīr al Dīn also known as Asad al Dīn Shīrkūh lord...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1491
Hilāl ibn Badr ibn Ḥasanwayh — Names: Hilāl ibn Badr ibn ḤasanwayhHilāl ibn Badr ibn Ḥasanwayh, Kurdish chieftain in the Jibāl region (d. 405/1014)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/882
Damascius — Names: DamasciusDamascius, 5th–6th-c. AⅮ Neoplatonist philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/690
Muḥammad — Names: MuḥammadMuḥammad, son of the caliph al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1600
Jamīl ibn Maʿmar — Names: Jamīl ibn MaʿmarJamīl ibn Maʿmar, poet-lover (d. 82/701)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1320
al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūb — Names: al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūbal-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūb [brother of Abū l-Maʿālī ibn Tammām]URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2382
Māsarjawayh — Names: MāsarjawayhMāsarjawayh (also Māsarjīs, Persian Māsargōye), Jewish Umayyad physician and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1529
Nāfiʿ — Names: NāfiʿNāfiʿ, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1723
al-Battī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad — Names: al-Battī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmadal-Battī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/640
Ibn al-Murakhkhim — Names: Ibn al-MurakhkhimIbn al-Murakhkhim, Abū l-Wafāʾ Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd, physician and chief qadi under al-Muqtafī (d. 555/1160)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1067
Ibn al-Munajjim al-Miṣrī — Names: Ibn al-Munajjim al-MiṣrīIbn al-Munajjim al-Miṣrī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Mufarrij, poet (d. 616/1219–1220)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1061
al-Malik al-Masʿūd — Names: al-Malik al-Masʿūdal-Malik al-Masʿūd, Lord of ĀmidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1476

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.