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Fuzzy Search Character

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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)

Nāṣir ibn Ismāʿīl, al-Sharīf Abū Ṭālib — Names: Nāṣir ibn Ismāʿīl, al-Sharīf Abū ṬālibNāṣir ibn Ismāʿīl, al-Sharīf Abū ṬālibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1754
al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh — Names: al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāhal-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 575–622/1180–1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1755
Naṣr al-Dawlah Aḥmad ibn Marwān — Names: Naṣr al-Dawlah Aḥmad ibn MarwānNaṣr al-Dawlah Aḥmad ibn Marwān, Marwānid ruler of Mayyāfāriqīn and Diyār Bakr (`reg.` 401–453/1010–1060–1)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1756
Naṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn Bassām — Names: Naṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn BassāmNaṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn Bassām, grandfather of 3rd/9th-c. poet Ibn BassāmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1757
Nasṭās ibn Jurayj — Names: Nasṭās ibn JurayjNasṭās ibn Jurayj – Christian physician practised during the reign of al-Ikhshīd ibn ṬughjURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1758
Abū Ghānim — Names: Abū GhānimAbū Ghānim, father of Abū MuslimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/176
al-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan — Names: al-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasanal-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan (d. between 300/912 and 310/922), Imamite scholar and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1760
Naẓīf al-Qass al-Rūmī — Names: Naẓīf al-Qass al-RūmīNaẓīf al-Qass al-RūmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1761
Nebrus Names: NebrusNebrus, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1762
Nebuchadnezzar — Names: NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar, king of BabylonURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1763
Nemesius Names: NemesiusNemesius, 4th-c. author confused with Gregory of NyssaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1764
Nero — Names: NeroNero, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1766
Nerva — Names: NervaNerva, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1767
Nicanor of Stagira — Names: Nicanor of StagiraNicanor of Stagira, commander under Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1768
Nicolaus — Names: NicolausNicolaus, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1769
Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ — Names: Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn SunbāṭAbū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ, Biṭrīq al-BaṭāriqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/177
Nicolaus Damascenus — Names: Nicolaus DamascenusNicolaus DamascenusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1770
Nicomachus — Names: NicomachusNicomachus, father of Aristotle (wrongly identified as Nicomachus of Gerasa)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1771
Nicomachus of Gerasa — Names: Nicomachus of GerasaNicomachus of Gerasa, mathematician (d. AⅮ120)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1772
Nicus — Names: NicusNicus, nicknamed ‘the One-eyed’, fabricator of works supposedly by PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1773
Nifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad — Names: Nifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn MuḥammadNifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, grammarian (244–323/858– 935)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1774
al-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz — Names: al-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzal-Nīlīal-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, physician and man of letters (d. 420/1020)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1775
Nimrod — Names: NimrodNimrod, son of CushURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1776
Ninus — Names: NinusNinus, son of Belus, mythical founder of NinevehURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1777
Niqūlā — Names: NiqūlāNiqūlā, Byzantine monk collaborator in the Andalusī translation of `De Materia Medica`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1778

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.