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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Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl — Names: Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn IsmāʿīlIsḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl, known as Bayḍ al-baghl, associate of Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm (Ibn al-Dāyah)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1261
Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nasṭās (Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nasṭās ibn Jurayj) — Names: Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nasṭās (Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nasṭās ibn Jurayj)Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn NasṭāsIsḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nasṭās (Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Nasṭās ibn Jurayj), Christian physician in service of al-ḤākimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1262
Isḥāq ibn Mūsā — Names: Isḥāq ibn MūsāIsḥāq ibn Mūsā, physician (d. 363/973) and son of Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzārURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1265
Isḥāq ibn Mūsā — Names: Isḥāq ibn MūsāIsḥāq ibn Mūsā, Abbasid prince, son of the caliph al-Hādī and his favourite concubine, Amat al-ʿAzīzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1266
Isḥāq ibn Qasṭār — Names: Isḥāq ibn QasṭārIsḥāq ibn Qasṭār, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1267
Isḥāq ibn Shahrām — Names: Isḥāq ibn ShahrāmIsḥāq ibn Shahrām, ambassador to Basil ⅠⅠ (`reg.` 976–1025)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1269
Isḥāq ibn Shalīṭā — Names: Isḥāq ibn ShalīṭāIsḥāq ibn Shalīṭā, physician of al-Muṭīʿ liAllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1270
Isḥāq ibn Sulaymān al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Isḥāq ibn Sulaymān al-IsrāʾīlīIsḥāq ibn Sulaymān al-Isrāʾīlī, medical writer (d. 320/932 `or` 344/955)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1272
Isḥāq ibn Sulaymān ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī — Names: Isḥāq ibn Sulaymān ibn ʿAlī al-HāshimīIsḥāq ibn Sulaymān ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī, governor under Hārūn al-Rashīd and al-AmīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1271
Isḥāq ibn Yūnus — Names: Isḥāq ibn YūnusIsḥāq ibn Yūnus, student of Ibn al-SamḥURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1273
Isḥāq ibn ʿAlī — Names: Isḥāq ibn ʿAlīIsḥāq ibn ʿAlī, brother of Abū ʿAlī al-QiyānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1256
Isḥāq ibn ʿAlī al-Ruhāwī — Names: Isḥāq ibn ʿAlī al-RuhāwīIsḥāq ibn ʿAlī al-Ruhāwī, 3rd/9th-c. physician, author of Adab `al-ṭabīb`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1257
Isḥāq ibn ʿImrān — Names: Isḥāq ibn ʿImrānIsḥāq ibn ʿImrān, physician at the court of Ziyādat Allāh ibn al-AghlabURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1263
Isidore of Seville — Names: Isidore of SevilleIsidore of Seville, encyclopaedist author of `Etymologies` (d. 636)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1275
Ismāʿīl al-Ẓāfir ibn Dhī l-Nūn — Names: Ismāʿīl al-Ẓāfir ibn Dhī l-NūnIsmāʿīl al-Ẓāfir ibn Dhī l-Nūn, emir of the `ṭāʾifah` of ToledoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1283
Ismāʿīl al-Zāhid — Names: Ismāʿīl al-ZāhidIsmāʿīl al-Zāhid (the Ascetic), Ḥanafī scholar of Bukhara (d. 402/1012)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1282
Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht — Names: Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn NawbakhtIsmāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht, son of Abū Sahl ibn NawbakhtURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1276
Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ṣāliḥ ibn al-Bannāʾ al-Qifṭī — Names: Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ṣāliḥ ibn al-Bannāʾ al-QifṭīIsmāʿīl ibn al-Ṣāliḥ ibn al-Bannāʾ al-Qifṭī, juristURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1281
Ismāʿīl ibn Bulbul — Names: Ismāʿīl ibn BulbulIsmāʿīl ibn Bulbul, Abū l-Ṣaqr, vizier of al-Muʿtamid (d. 278/892)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1277
Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar — Names: Ismāʿīl ibn JaʿfarIsmāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar, brother of al-MuʿtazzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1278
Ismāʿīl ibn Mūsā — Names: Ismāʿīl ibn MūsāIsmāʿīl ibn Mūsā, son of al-HādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1280
Ismāʿīl ibn Mūsā — Names: Ismāʿīl ibn MūsāIsmāʿīl ibn Mūsā, physician son of Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-IsraʾīlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1279
Isrāʾīl ibn Sahl — Names: Isrāʾīl ibn SahlIsrāʾīl ibn Sahl, early 3rd/9th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1285
Isrāʾīl ibn Zakariyyā ibn al-Ṭayfūrī — Names: Isrāʾīl ibn Zakariyyā ibn al-ṬayfūrīIsrāʾīl ibn Zakariyyā ibn al-Ṭayfūrī, Christian personal physician of al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1286
Isrāʾīl the bishop — Names: Isrāʾīl the bishopIsrāʾīl the bishop (unidentified)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1284

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.