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.

ALL

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
Abū l-Faḍāʾil ibn al-Nāqid — Names: Abū l-Faḍāʾil ibn al-NāqidAbū l-Faḍāʾil ibn al-Nāqid, Egyptian physician known as al-MuhadhdhabURI: https://usaybia.net/person/149
Abū l-Faḍl — Names: Abū l-FaḍlAbū l-Faḍl, transmitter, unidentified pupil of Abū l-BarakātURI: https://usaybia.net/person/150
Abū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr — Names: Abū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Abī Ṭāhir ṬayfūrAbū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr, literary man and historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/151
Abū l-Faḍl al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl al-IsrāʾīlīAbū l-Faḍl al-Isrāʾīlī, teacher of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/157
Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍ — Names: Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍAbū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍ, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/152
Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī SulaymānAbū l-Faḍl ibn Abī Sulaymān, Christian physician of Egypt (d. 644/1246)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/154
Abū l-Faḍl ibn al-Milḥī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn al-MilḥīAbū l-Faḍl ibn al-Milḥī, patient of Abū l-ḤakamURI: https://usaybia.net/person/155
Abū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Muhandis — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-MuhandisAbū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Muhandis, geometrician and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/153
Abū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Waqqār — Names: Abū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-WaqqārAbū l-Faḍl ibn Abī l-WaqqārAbū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Waqqār, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/156
Abū l-Faḍl Kutayfāt — Names: Abū l-Faḍl KutayfātAbū l-Faḍl Kutayfāt, student of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/158
Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī al-Ṣūfī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī al-ṢūfīAbū l-Faḍl Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī al-Ṣūfī, probably ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī’s paternal uncle Sulaymān (b. 528/1133)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/159
Abū l-Falāḥ — Names: Abū l-FalāḥAḥmad ibn Abī l-AshʿathAbū l-Falāḥ, student of Aḥmad ibn Abī l-AshʿathURI: https://usaybia.net/person/160
Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī)Abū l-Faraj al-Naṣrānī (the Christian)Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī), Christian physician serving under Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn and al-Malik al-Afḍal Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/167
Abū l-Faraj al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Mastūr — Names: Abū l-Faraj al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-MastūrAbū l-Faraj al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Mastūr, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/162
Abū l-Faraj ibn Abī l-Faḍāʾil ibn al-Nāqid — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn Abī l-Faḍāʾil ibn al-NāqidAbū l-Faraj ibn Abī l-Faḍāʾil ibn al-NāqidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/163
Abū l-Faraj ibn Abī Saʿīd al-Yamāmī — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn Abī Saʿīd al-YamāmīAbū l-Faraj ibn Abī Saʿīd al-Yamāmī, physician of HamadanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/164
Abū l-Faraj ibn al-Ḥadīd — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn al-ḤadīdAbū l-Faraj ibn al-Ḥadīd, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/165
Abū l-Faraj ibn Ḥayyān — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn ḤayyānAbū l-Faraj ibn Ḥayyān, maternal uncle of Ibn al-Muṭrān (d. 578/1191)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/166
Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn TūmāAbū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā, physician (d. 620/1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/168
Abū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn YaḥyāAbū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn YaḥyāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/169
Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn KillisAbū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis, Jewish vizier of Fatimid al-ʿAzīz (318–380/930–991)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/170
Abū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ṭayyib — Names: Abū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ṬayyibAbū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/161
Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī)Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī), author of `K. al-Aghānī`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2380
Abū l-Fatḥ al-Nīsābūrī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ al-NīsābūrīAbū l-Fatḥ al-NīsābūrīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/171

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.