Index of Persons

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.

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Abū Qubayl al-Hindī (`or` T-w-q-sh-t-l al-Hindī) — Names: Abū Qubayl al-Hindī (`or` T-w-q-sh-t-l al-Hindī)Abū Qubayl al-Hindī (`or` T-w-q-sh-t-l al-Hindī), otherwise unknown Indian medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/329
Abū Quraysh Abū l-Rabīʿ al-Kafīf — Names: Abū Quraysh Abū l-Rabīʿ al-Kafīfas Abū Quraysh Abū l-Rabīʿ al-Kafīf, unidentified Andalusī scholar exiled to LucenaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/330
al-Bīrūnī, Abū l-Rayḥān — Names: al-Bīrūnī, Abū l-RayḥānAbū r-Raiḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-BīrūnīAbū l-Rayḥān al-Bīrūnīal-Bīrūnīal-Bīrūnī, Abū l-Rayḥān, polymath (d. ca. 442/1050)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/645
Abū Sahl al-Kūhī — Names: Abū Sahl al-KūhīAbū Sahl al-Kūhī, 4th/10th-c. astronomerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/333
Abū Sahl al-Masīḥī — Names: Abū Sahl al-MasīḥīAbū Sahl al-Masīḥī, Christian physician (d. 401/1010)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/334
Abū Sahl ibn Nawbakht — Names: Abū Sahl ibn NawbakhtAbū Sahl ibn Nawbakht, member of the Nawbakht family of courtiers (real name Kharkhashā Damāh Ṭīmādhāh Mādhariyād Khusraw Abhamshād), associate of al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/335
Abū Salīm — Names: Abū SalīmAbū Salīm, courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/344
Abū Saʿd Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbār ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Qāsim al-Ṣayrafī al-Baghdādī — Names: Abū Saʿd Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbār ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Qāsim al-Ṣayrafī al-BaghdādīAbū Saʿd Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbār ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Qāsim al-Ṣayrafī al-Baghdādī, transmitter (d. 517/1123–1124)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/332
Abū Saʿīd al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī [al-Ṭabīb] — Names: Abū Saʿīd al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī [al-Ṭabīb]Abū Saʿīd al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī [al-Ṭabīb]URI: https://usaybia.net/person/336
Abū Saʿīd al-Yamāmī — Names: Abū Saʿīd al-YamāmīAbū Saʿīd al-YamāmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/342
Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr [al-Ṣūfī] — Names: Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr [al-Ṣūfī]Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr [al-Ṣūfī]URI: https://usaybia.net/person/337
Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sulaymān — Names: Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī SulaymānAbū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sulaymān, al-Muhadhdhab, Christian physician in Egypt (d. ca. 613/1216)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/338
Abū Saʿīd ibn al-Muʿawwaj — Names: Abū Saʿīd ibn al-MuʿawwajAbū Saʿīd ibn al-Muʿawwaj, 5th/11th-c. officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/339
Abū Saʿīd Mujīr al-Dīn Abaq Atabeg Ṭughtakīn — Names: Abū Saʿīd Mujīr al-Dīn Abaq Atabeg ṬughtakīnAbū Saʿīd Mujīr al-Dīn Abaq Atabeg Ṭughtakīn, Būrid ruler of Damascus (d. 564/1169)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/340
Abū Saʿīd ʿUthmān al-Dimashqī — Names: Abū Saʿīd ʿUthmān al-DimashqīAbū Saʿīd ʿUthmān al Dimashqī translator perhaps identical with Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al Dimashqī Abū Saʿīd Wahb ibn Ibrāhīm secretary to al...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/341
Abū Shākir ibn Abī Sulaymān — Names: Abū Shākir ibn Abī SulaymānAbū Shākir ibn Abī Sulaymān, Christian physician of Egypt (d. 613/1216)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/349
Abū Shās — Names: Abū ShāsAbū Shās, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/350
Abū Simāk al-Asadī — Names: Abū Simāk al-AsadīAbū Simāk al-Asadī, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/352
Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayyah — Names: Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn UmayyahAbū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayyah, father of Muʿāwiyah and opponent of MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/353
Abū Suhayl — Names: Abū SuhaylAbū Suhayl, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/354
Abū Sulaym Faraj — Names: Abū Sulaym FarajAbū Sulaym Faraj, Turkish `mawlā` of Hārūn al-Rashīd and governorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/355
Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Abū Sulaymān Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Bahrām al-Sijistānī, known as al-Manṭiqī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Abū Sulaymān Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Bahrām al-Sijistānī, known as al-ManṭiqīAbū Sulaymān al-SijistānīMuḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Abū Sulaymān Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Bahrām al-Sijistānī, known as al-Manṭiqī, philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/357
Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī Fānah — Names: Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī FānahAbū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī Fānah, Christian physician from Jerusalem serving FatimidsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/356
Abū Ṭāhir Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Silafī al-Iṣfahānī — Names: Abū Ṭāhir Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Silafī al-IṣfahānīAbū Ṭāhir Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Silafī al-Iṣfahānī, teacher of HadithURI: https://usaybia.net/person/358
Ibn al-Barakhshī, Abū Ṭāhir Muwaffaq al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbās — Names: Ibn al-Barakhshī, Abū Ṭāhir Muwaffaq al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbāsAbū Ṭāhir ibn al-BarakhshīIbn al-Barakhshī, Abū Ṭāhir Muwaffaq al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbās, physician and littérateur from Wāsiṭ (d. after 560/1165)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/948

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.