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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Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Muhannā al-Naṣrānī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Muhannā al-NaṣrānīAbū l-Fatḥ ibn Muhannā al-Naṣrānī, unidentified ChristianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2396
Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-ḤamdānīAbū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī, poet (d. 357/968)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/172
Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-Munayḥī — Names: Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-MunayḥīAbū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-Munayḥī, 4th– 5th/10th–11th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/178
Abū l-Ghiṭrīf al-Biṭrīq — Names: Abū l-Ghiṭrīf al-BiṭrīqAbū l-Ghiṭrīf al-Biṭrīq, patriarch of ArmeniaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/179
Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf — Names: Abū l-Ḥajjāj YūsufAbū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf, Shihāb al-Dīn, oculist in Egypt, teacher of ⅠＡＵ’s father ca. 1200URI: https://usaybia.net/person/182
Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn Mūrāṭīr — Names: Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn MūrāṭīrAbū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn Mūrāṭīr, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/183
Abū l-Ḥakam ibn Ghalindū — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ibn GhalindūAbū l-Ḥakam ibn Ghalindū (son of Galindo), Andalusian physician and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/185
Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd AllāhAbū l-ḤakamAbū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, physician and poet (d. 549/1155)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/186
Abū l-Ḥākim Isḥāq ibn Yūḥannā — Names: Abū l-Ḥākim Isḥāq ibn YūḥannāAbū l-Ḥākim Isḥāq ibn Yūḥannā, physician from Ahwāz,URI: https://usaybia.net/person/187
Abū l-Ḥārith al-Usquf — Names: Abū l-Ḥārith al-UsqufAbū l-Ḥārith al-Usquf (‘the Bishop’), contemporary of Ibn al-KattānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/189
Abū l-Ḥasan — Names: Abū l-ḤasanAbū l-Ḥasan, son of Ibn MuqlahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/190
Abū l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭabarī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-ṬabarīAbū l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭabarī, 4th/10th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/192
Abū l-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-BaṣrīAbū l-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (? = Abū l-Ḥusayn al-Baṣrī, Muʿtazilite theologian)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/198
Abū l-Ḥasan al-Qudūrī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-QudūrīAbū l-Ḥasan al-Qudūrī, Ḥanafī jurist (d. 428/1037)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/208
Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣābiʾī (?) — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣābiʾī (?)Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣābiʾī (?)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/209
Abū l-Ḥasan Hibat Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Hibat Allāh (Rāḍī al-Dawlah Abū Naṣr ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ṣāʾid) — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Hibat Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Hibat Allāh (Rāḍī al-Dawlah Abū Naṣr ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ṣāʾid)Abū l Ḥasan Hibat Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Hibat Allāh Rāḍī al Dawlah Abū Naṣr ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ṣāʾid son of Amīn al...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/199
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn al-Āmidī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn al-ĀmidīAbū l-Ḥasan ibn al-Āmidī, shaykh of al-Mubashshir ibn FātikURI: https://usaybia.net/person/200
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Dalīl — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn DalīlAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Dalīl, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/201
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Hūd — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn HūdAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Hūd, ʿAḍūd al-Dawlah, Hūdī ruler in Murcia and SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/202
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Nafīs — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn NafīsAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Nafīs, teacher of Ibrahim ibn BaksURI: https://usaybia.net/person/203
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Saʿīd (? = Abū l-Ḥusayn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd) — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Saʿīd (? = Abū l-Ḥusayn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd)Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Saʿīd (? = Abū l-Ḥusayn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd), physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/204
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Tuffāḥ — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn TuffāḥAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Tuffāḥ, surgeon at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/205
Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn AḥmadAbū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, secretary to Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbāsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/207
Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī (? = Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar) — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī (? = Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar)Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī (? = Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar, 5th/11th-c. poet)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/206
Abū l-Ḥasan Sufyān — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan SufyānAbū l-Ḥasan Sufyān, unidentified collaborator of Ibn BājjahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/210

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.