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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Ibn al-Tilmīdh — Names: Ibn al-TilmīdhAmīn al-Dawlah ibn al-TilmīdhIbn al Tilmīdh Amīn al Dawlah Abū l Ḥasan Hibat Allāh ibn Ṣaʿīd Christian court physician of al Mustaḍī bi Amr Allāh author of...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1139
Ibn al-Tilmīdh — Names: Ibn al-TilmīdhIbn al-Tilmīdh, Raḍī al-Dawlah Abū Naṣr ibn Hibat Allāh (ibn) Ṣāʿid, physician son of (Amīn al-Dawlah) ibn al-TilmīdhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1141
Ibn al-Tilmīdh — Names: Ibn al-TilmīdhIbn al-Tilmīdh, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Ṣāʿid ibn Ibrāhīm, physician, father of Amīn al-Dawlah Ibn al-TilmīdhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1138
Ibn al-Waqashī — Names: Ibn al-WaqashīIbn al-Waqashī, Abū al-Walīd Hishām ibn Aḥmād ibn Hishām, qadi of Talavera (Toledo)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1164
Ibn al-Waṣīf al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: Ibn al-Waṣīf al-ṢābiʾIbn Waṣīf al-ṢābiʾIbn al-Waṣīf al-ṢābiʾURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1165
Ibn al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Ibn al-WāsiṭīIbn al-Wāsiṭī, physician to al-Mustaẓhir bi-AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1166
Ibn al-Yasaʿ — Names: Ibn al-YasaʿIbn al-Yasaʿ, Abū Yaḥyā al-Yasaʿ ibn ʿĪsā ibn Ḥazm, Fatimid historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1167
Ibn al-Zayyāt — Names: Ibn al-ZayyātMuḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn al-ZayyātIbn al-Zayyāt, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, Abbasid vizier and poet (d. 243/847)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1168
Ibn al-Zubayr — Names: Ibn al-ZubayrIbn al-Zubayr, al-Qāḍī al-Muhadhdhab al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Zubayr, poet (d. 561/1166)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1170
Ibn al-ʿAdīm, Kamāl al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Aḥmad — Names: Ibn al-ʿAdīm, Kamāl al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn AḥmadIbn al-ʿAdīm, Kamāl al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Aḥmad, 7th/13th-c. historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/930
Ibn al-ʿAmīd, Abū l-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad — Names: Ibn al-ʿAmīd, Abū l-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn MuḥammadIbn al-ʿAmīd, Abū l-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad (d. 360/970), vizier and man of lettersURI: https://usaybia.net/person/933
Ibn al-ʿAynzarbī, Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Naṣr ʿAdnān ibn Manṣūr — Names: Ibn al-ʿAynzarbī, Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Naṣr ʿAdnān ibn ManṣūrIbn al-ʿAynzarbīIbn al-ʿAynzarbī, Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Naṣr ʿAdnān ibn Manṣūr, Egyptian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/939
Ibn al-ʿUlayq (`or` al-ʿUlayyiq) — Names: Ibn al-ʿUlayq (`or` al-ʿUlayyiq)Ibn al-ʿUlayq (`or` al-ʿUlayyiq), student of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1148
Ibn Bābashādh, Abū l-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad al-Miṣrī — Names: Ibn Bābashādh, Abū l-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad al-MiṣrīIbn Bābashādh, Abū l-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad al-Miṣrī, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/940
Ibn Bābashādh, Abū Sulaymān — Names: Ibn Bābashādh, Abū SulaymānIbn Bābashādh, Abū Sulaymān, addressee of Ibn RiḍwānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/941
Ibn Badraj probably an error for Ibn Barzaj Ibn al-Baghūnish — Names: Ibn Badraj probably an error for Ibn Barzaj Ibn al-BaghūnishIbn al-BaghūnishIbn Badraj probably an error for Ibn Barzaj Ibn al-Baghūnish, Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Muḥammad al-ṬulayṭulīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/942
Ibn Bājjah, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ṣāʾigh — Names: Ibn Bājjah, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-ṢāʾighIbn BājjahIbn Bājjah, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ṣāʾigh, Andalusian philosopher and physician (d. 533/1139)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/943
Ibn Bakhtawayh, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Ibn Bakhtawayh, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĪsāIbn BakhtawayhIbn Bakhtawayh, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĪsā, 11th c. physician from Wāsiṭ, active ca. 420/1030URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2424
Ibn Bakkalārish — Names: Ibn BakkalārishIbn Bakkalārish (?)BaklārishBiklārishIbn Bakkalārish (also Baklārish and Biklārish), Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/945
Ibn Baqiyyah, Abū Ṭāhir [Muḥammad] — Names: Ibn Baqiyyah, Abū Ṭāhir [Muḥammad]Ibn Baqiyyah, Abū Ṭāhir [Muḥammad], vizier of ʿIzz al-Dawlah Bakhtiyār (d. 367/978)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/947
Ibn Barhān, Abū l-Fatḥ Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad — Names: Ibn Barhān, Abū l-Fatḥ Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn MuḥammadIbn Barhān, Abū l-Fatḥ Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad, grammarian and jurist (d. 520//1126)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/949
Ibn Barrī — Names: Ibn BarrīIbn Barrī, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/950
Ibn Barzaj, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī — Names: Ibn Barzaj, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn ʿAlīIbn Barzaj, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, student of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/951
Ibn Bassām — Names: Ibn BassāmIbn Bassām, 3rd/9th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/952
Ibn Bundar — Names: Ibn BundarIbn Bundar (probably Abū l-Qāsim Yaḥyā ibn Thābit al-Wakīl) (d. 566/1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/958

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.