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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.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
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Similarly a search for:

M?r  
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"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

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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)

Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī) — Names: Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī)Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī), philosopher from PersiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1731
Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb — Names: Najm al-Dīn AyyūbNajm al-Dīn Ayyūb, father of Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn (Saladin)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1732
Najm al-Dīn Ḥamzah ibn ʿĀbid al-Ṣarkhadī — Names: Najm al-Dīn Ḥamzah ibn ʿĀbid al-ṢarkhadīNajm al-Dīn Ḥamzah ibn ʿĀbid al-Ṣarkhadī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1733
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdīal-Ṣāḥib Najm al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīNajm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī, physician son of Shams al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1734
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Minfākh, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Fāḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Minfākh, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Fāḍl Asʿad ibn ḤulwānNajm al-Dīn ibn al-MinfākhNajm al Dīn ibn al Minfākh Abū l ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l Fāḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān nicknamed the son of the singer physician...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1735
Najm al-Dīn al-Qamrāwī, Abū l-Faḍāʾil Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-Kinānī — Names: Najm al-Dīn al-Qamrāwī, Abū l-Faḍāʾil Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-KinānīNajm al Dīn al Qamrāwī Abū l Faḍāʾil Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al Kinānī d 651 1253 student of...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1736
Najm al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kuraydī, al-Qāḍī — Names: Najm al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kuraydī, al-QāḍīNajm al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kuraydī, al-QāḍīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1737
Najm al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Sharaf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Asfizārī — Names: Najm al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Sharaf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-AsfizārīNajm al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Sharaf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-AsfizārīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1738
Najm ibn Ṭarafah — Names: Najm ibn ṬarafahNajm ibn Ṭarafah, master falconerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1739
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-WāsiṭīAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/174
Nakīr — Names: NakīrNakīr, Islamic angelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1740
Nāqil al-Hindī — Names: Nāqil al-HindīNāqil al-HindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1741
Narses the Roman — Names: Narses the RomanNarses the Roman, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1742
al-Nāshiʾ al-Akbar, Abū l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Anbārī — Names: al-Nāshiʾ al-Akbar, Abū l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Anbārīal Nāshiʾ al Akbar Abū l ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al Anbārī also known as Ibn Shirshīr d...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1743
Nasīm — Names: NasīmNasīm, servant of Aḥmad ibn ṬūlūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1744
Nasīm, al-Sitt (Lady) — Names: Nasīm, al-Sitt (Lady)Nasīm, al-Sitt (Lady), a woman of Baghdad writing letters on behalf of al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1745
al-Nāṣir — Names: al-Nāṣiral-Nāṣir, unidentified rulerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1746
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
Nāṣir al-Dawlah, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Nāṣir al-Dawlah, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd AllāhNāṣir al-Dawlah, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd Allāh, prince of the Ḥamdānid dynasty (d. 357/968?)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1748
Naṣīr al-Dawlah ibn Marwān — Names: Naṣīr al-Dawlah ibn MarwānNaṣīr al-Dawlah ibn Marwān, Marwānid ruler of Diyār Bakr (d. 489/1096)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1749
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn MaymūnAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/175
Naṣīr al-Dīn — Names: Naṣīr al-DīnNaṣīr al-Dīn, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1750
Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn Yaghmūr — Names: Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn YaghmūrNāṣir al-Dīn ibn Yaghmūr, head of the household of the Ayyubid ruler al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ IsmāʿīlURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1751
Naṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-Rāzī — Names: Naṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-RāzīNaṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-Rāzī (d. 617/1220), vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1752
Nāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` Zakarī — Names: Nāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` ZakarīNāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` Zakarī, Ayyubid emir also known as Ibn ʿUlaymah, companion to al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ Najm al-Dīn AyyūbURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1753

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.