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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ʿĪsā ibn Ḥakam al-Dimashqī — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Ḥakam al-DimashqīʿĪsā ibn Ḥakam al-Dimashqī, known as MasīḥURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1240
ʿĪsā ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nūḥ ibn Abī Nūḥ — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nūḥ ibn Abī NūḥʿĪsā ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nūḥ ibn Abī Nūḥ, scribe of al-Fatḥ ibn KhāqānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1241
ʿĪsā ibn Isḥāq ibn Zurʿah — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Isḥāq ibn ZurʿahʿĪsā ibn Isḥāq ibn Zurʿah, Abū ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1242
ʿĪsā ibn Jaʿfar ibn al-Manṣūr — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Jaʿfar ibn al-ManṣūrʿĪsā ibn Jaʿfar ibn al-Manṣūr, cousin of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1243
ʿĪsā ibn Māhān — Names: ʿĪsā ibn MāhānʿĪsā ibn Māhān, guard commander under al-Mahdī and Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1244
ʿĪsā ibn Māsarjīs (`or` Māsarjawayh) — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Māsarjīs (`or` Māsarjawayh)ʿĪsā ibn MāsarjīsʿĪsā ibn Māsarjīs (`or` Māsarjawayh), physician and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1245
ʿĪsā ibn Māssah al-Baṣrī — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Māssah al-BaṣrīʿĪsā ibn MāssahʿĪsā ibn Māssah al-Baṣrī, medical writer (d. ca. 275/888)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1246
ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā — Names: ʿĪsā ibn MūsāʿĪsā ibn Mūsā, known as al-Jurjānī, son of al-HādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1247
ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn MuḥammadʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad, nephew of al-Saffāḥ and al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1248
ʿĪsā ibn Qusṭanṭīn (known as Abū Mūsā) — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Qusṭanṭīn (known as Abū Mūsā)ʿĪsā ibn Qusṭanṭīn (known as Abū Mūsā), late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1249
ʿĪsā ibn Ṣahārbukht — Names: ʿĪsā ibn ṢahārbukhtIbn Ṣahār BukhtʿĪsā ibn Ṣahārbukht, Christian physician, student of Jūrjis ibn Jibrīl ibn BukhtīshūʿURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1250
ʿĪsā ibn Shahlā — Names: ʿĪsā ibn ShahlāʿĪsā ibn Shahlā, student of Jūrjis ibn Jibrīl, personal physician to al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1251
ʿĪsā ibn Usayd al-Naṣrānī — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Usayd al-NaṣrānīʿĪsā ibn Usayd al-Naṣrānī, Abū Mūsā, student of Thābit ibn QurrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1252
ʿĪsā ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ibrāhīm — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Yaḥyā ibn IbrāhīmʿĪsā ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ibrāhīm, pupil of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1253
ʿĪsā ibn Yūnus — Names: ʿĪsā ibn YūnusʿĪsā ibn Yūnus, the Secretary and the AccountantʿĪsā ibn Yūnus ‘the secretary and accountant’ (`al-kātib al-ḥāsib`), patron of translatorsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1254
ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī — Names: ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlīʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī, student of Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq, physician to al-Muʿtamid ʿalā AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1237
ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī — Names: ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlīʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī, uncle of al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1236
ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāwūd ibn al-Jarrāḥ — Names: ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāwūd ibn al-JarrāḥʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāwūd ibn al-Jarrāḥ, Abū l-Qāsim, poet (d. 391/1001)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1238
ʿĪsā the physician — Names: ʿĪsā the physicianʿĪsā, the Physician of al-QāhirʿĪsā the physician of al-Qāhir bi-Allāh,URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1255
Isḥāq al-Ṭabīb — Names: Isḥāq al-ṬabībIsḥāq al-Ṭabīb (the Physician)Isḥāq al-Ṭabīb, physician in Cordova (active 287/900)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1274
Isḥāq ibn al-Khaṣīy — Names: Isḥāq ibn al-KhaṣīyIsḥāq ibn al-Khaṣīy, friend of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1264
Isḥāq ibn al-Ṣabbāḥ — Names: Isḥāq ibn al-ṢabbāḥIsḥāq ibn al-Ṣabbāḥ, governor of Kufa under al-Mahdī and al-Rashīd, and father of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1268
Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn — Names: Isḥāq ibn ḤunaynIsḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, translator of Greek philosophy, author of `Taʾrīkh al-aṭibbāʾ`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1258
Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm — Names: Isḥāq ibn IbrāhīmIsḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, secretary to Ibn ṬūlūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1259
Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm al-Mawṣilī — Names: Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm al-MawṣilīIsḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm al-Mawṣilī, musician (d. 235/850)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1260

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.