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 Isḥāq ibn Ṭumlūs — Names: Abū Isḥāq ibn ṬumlūsAbū Isḥāq ibn Ṭumlūs, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/232
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Dānī — Names: Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-DānīAbū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Dānī, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/233
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-ṢābiʾAbū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Hilāl al-Ṣābiʾ (d. 384/994), head of the chancery in Baghdad during the Būyid periodURI: https://usaybia.net/person/234
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī — Names: Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-ḤarrānīIbrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-ḤarrānīAbū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī, (d. 309/921)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/235
Abū Jābir al-Maghribī — Names: Abū Jābir al-MaghribīAbū Jābir al-Maghribī, unidentified author quoted by Ibn al-MuṭrānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2397
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ḥassān — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn ḤassānAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ḥassān, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/239
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ḤasanAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, unidentified physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2398
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Sābiq — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn SābiqAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Sābiq, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/240
Abū Jaʿfar al-Dhahabī — Names: Abū Jaʿfar al-DhahabīAbū Jaʿfar al-Dhahabī, Aḥmad ibn Jurayj, physician (d. 600/1203–1204)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/245
Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Ghazāl — Names: Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-GhazālAbū Jaʿfar ibn al-Ghazāl, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/241
Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh — Names: Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd AllāhAbū Jaʿfar ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, member of the Banū Wahb, vizier to al-Qāhir bi-Allāh (d. 321/933)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/244
Abū Jaʿfar ibn Hārūn al-Turjālī — Names: Abū Jaʿfar ibn Hārūn al-TurjālīAbū Jaʿfar ibn Hārūn al-Turjālī, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/242
Abū Jaʿfar ibn Khamīs al-Ṭulayṭulī — Names: Abū Jaʿfar ibn Khamīs al-ṬulayṭulīAbū Jaʿfar ibn Khamīs al-Ṭulayṭulī, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/243
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Karkhī — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-KarkhīAbū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Karkhī, vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/248
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbās — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbāsAbū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-ʿAbbās, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/246
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-ṬabarīAbū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī, historian and Qurʾanic scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/247
Abū Jurayq (the Monk) — Names: Abū Jurayq (the Monk)Abū Jurayq (the Monk), late-antique medical writerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/250
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam the Astrologer — Names: Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam the AstrologerAbū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam the Astrologer, mathematician (active 3rd–4th/9th–10th c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/251
Abū l-Aṣbagh ʿĪsā ibn Aḥmad al-Rāzī — Names: Abū l-Aṣbagh ʿĪsā ibn Aḥmad al-RāzīAbū l-Aṣbagh ʿĪsā ibn Aḥmad al-Rāzī (d. 379/989), Andalusī historian and secretary of al-Ḥakam ⅠⅠURI: https://usaybia.net/person/111
Abū l-Aṣbagh ʿĪsā Ibn Ḥayyawayh — Names: Abū l-Aṣbagh ʿĪsā Ibn ḤayyawayhAbū l-Aṣbagh ʿĪsā Ibn Ḥayyawayh, contemporary of Ibn JuljulURI: https://usaybia.net/person/112
Abū l-Baqāʾ ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ʿUkbarī — Names: Abū l-Baqāʾ ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ʿUkbarīAbū l-Baqāʾ ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ʿUkbarī, grammarian (d. 616/1219)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/137
Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī — Names: Abū l-Barakāt al-BaghdādīAwḥad al-Zamān (Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī)Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Awḥad al-Zamān Hibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī ibn Malkā, Jewish philosopher and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/139
Abū l-Barakāt ibn al-Quḍāʿī — Names: Abū l-Barakāt ibn al-QuḍāʿīAbū l-Barakāt ibn al-Quḍāʿī, physician serving Saladin (d 598/1201)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/140
Abū l-Barakāt ibn Shaʿyā — Names: Abū l-Barakāt ibn ShaʿyāAbū l-Barakāt ibn Shaʿyā, al-Muwaffaq, Jewish physician of EgyptURI: https://usaybia.net/person/141
Abū l-Bayān ibn al-Mudawwar — Names: Abū l-Bayān ibn al-MudawwarAbū l-Bayān ibn al-Mudawwar, Karaite Jewish physician of Egypt with the honorific name of al-Sadīd (the Well-Guided)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/142

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.