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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Kharshā — Names: KharshāKharshā, slave-girl of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1389
Khaṣīb al-Naṣrānī — Names: Khaṣīb al-NaṣrānīKhaṣībKhaṣīb al-Naṣrānī, 2nd/8th-c. Christian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1390
al-Khaṣībī — Names: al-Khaṣībīal-Khaṣībī, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Khaṣīb (d. 328/940), vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1391
al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit — Names: al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābital-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit (d. 463/1071), author of `Tārīkh Baghdād`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1392
al-Khaṭīb al-Dawlaʿī — Names: al-Khaṭīb al-Dawlaʿīal-Khaṭīb al-Dawlaʿī, preacher and student of law (d. 598/1202)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1393
al-Khaṭṭābī — Names: al-Khaṭṭābīal-Khaṭṭābī, Ḥamd ibn Muḥammad, traditionist (d. ca. 388/998)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1394
Khayrūn ibn Rābiṭah — Names: Khayrūn ibn RābiṭahKhayrūn ibn Rābiṭah, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1395
Khayyām — Names: KhayyāmKhayyām, ʿUmar (Omar), Persian poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1396
al-Khayzurān bint ʿAṭāʾ al-Jurashiyyah — Names: al-Khayzurān bint ʿAṭāʾ al-Jurashiyyahal-Khayzurān bint ʿAṭāʾ al-Jurashiyyah, wife of al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1397
al-Khāzinī — Names: al-Khāzinīal-Khāzinī, 6th/12th-c. astronomerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1398
Khudhāwayh ibn Sahl — Names: Khudhāwayh ibn SahlKhudhāwayh ibn Sahl, son of Sahl al-KawsajURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1399
Khunad Khātūn `or` Khwand Khātūn — Names: Khunad Khātūn `or` Khwand KhātūnKhunad Khātūn `or` Khwand Khātūn, wife of SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1400
al-Khūnajī — Names: al-KhūnajīAfḍal al-Dīn al-Khūnajīal-Khūnajī, Afḍal al-Dīn Abū l-Faḍāʾil Muḥammad ibn Nāmawar, physician, teacher of ⅠAU (d. 646/1248)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1401
al-Khuraymī — Names: al-Khuraymīal-Khuraymī, Abu Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥassān, poet (d. 214/829)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1402
Khusrawshāh ibn Mubādir — Names: Khusrawshāh ibn MubādirKhusrawshāh ibn Mubādir, 4th/10th-c. king of DaylamitesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1403
Khwārazm Shāh — Names: Khwārazm ShāhKhwārazm Shāh, Muḥammad b. Tekish ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn (ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī Khwārazm Shāh `or` Muḥammad Khwārazm Shāh) (`reg.` 596–617/1200–1220)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1405
Khwārazmshāh Abū l-ʿAbbās Maʾmūn ibn Maʾmūn (`recte` Muḥammad) — Names: Khwārazmshāh Abū l-ʿAbbās Maʾmūn ibn Maʾmūn (`recte` Muḥammad)Khwārazmshāh Abū l-ʿAbbās Maʾmūn ibn Maʾmūn (`recte` Muḥammad), ruler of Khwārazm (d. 387/997)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1404
al-Kindī al-Naḥwī, Tāj al-Dīn Abū l-Yumn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan — Names: al-Kindī al-Naḥwī, Tāj al-Dīn Abū l-Yumn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasanal-Kindī al-Naḥwī, Tāj al-Dīn Abū l-Yumn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan, grammarian and teacher of literary sciences (d. 613/1217)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1409
al-Kindī, Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥaq — Names: al-Kindī, Yaʿqūb ibn IsḥaqYaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindīal-Kindī, Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥaq, philosopher (ca. 185–252/801–866)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1408
al-Kirmānī, Abū l-Ḥakam ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Kirmānī, Abū l-Ḥakam ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlīal-Kirmānīal-Kirmānī, Abū l-Ḥakam ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1410
al-Kīshī — Names: al-Kīshīal-Kīshī, author of a commentary on the Hippocratic `Aphorisms`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1411
Kisrā Anūshirwān — Names: Kisrā AnūshirwānKisrā Anūshirwān, Sasanid ruler (`reg.` 537– 579)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1413
al-Kumayt ibn Maʿrūf al-Asadī — Names: al-Kumayt ibn Maʿrūf al-Asadīal-Kumayt ibn Maʿrūf al-Asadī (d. ca. 100/ 718), poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1414
Kunnah bint Kusayrah of Thumālah (Azd) Names: Kunnah bint Kusayrah of Thumālah (Azd)Kunnah bint Kusayrah of Thumālah (Azd), eponymous ancestress of the Banū Kunnah subtribeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1416
Kushājim, Abū l-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Kushājim, Abū l-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn al-ḤusaynKushājim, Abū l-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn al-Ḥusayn, poet and prose writer (d. ca. 360/970)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1417

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.