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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al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh) — Names: al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh)al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh), Fatimid caliph (420–487/1029–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1688
al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir) — Names: al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir)al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 623–640/1226–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1689
al-Mustarshid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustarshid bi-Allāhal-Mustarshid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 512–529/1118–1135)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1690
al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāhal-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 487–512/1094–1118)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1691
al-Mustaʿīn — Names: al-Mustaʿīnal-Mustaʿīn, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 248– 252/862–66)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1684
al-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūd — Names: al-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūdal-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūd, ruler of the `tāʾifah` of Saragossa (`reg.` 478–503/1085–1110)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1685
Mutammim ibn Nuwayrah — Names: Mutammim ibn NuwayrahMutammim ibn Nuwayrah, 1st/7th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1697
al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī — Names: al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfīal-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī, poet (d. 354/965)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1698
al-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqī — Names: al-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqīal-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqī, grammarian, lexicographer and `adīb` (d. 456/1064)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1699
al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Mutawakkilal-Mutawakkil (`reg.` 256–278/870–91), Abbasid princeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1708
al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh — Names: al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāhal-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 232–247/847–61)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1702
Mutayyam — Names: MutayyamMutayyam, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1703
al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh — Names: al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāhal-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 334– 363/946–74)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1706
al-Muttaqī — Names: al-Muttaqīal-Muttaqī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 329– 333/940–44)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1707
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū l-Khayr — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū l-KhayrMuwaffaq al-Dīn Abū l-Khayr, brother of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah, oculistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1711
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Ṭāhir al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Ṭāhir al-Ḥusayn ibn MuḥammadMuwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Ṭāhir al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1712
Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn ḤulwānMuwaffaq al-Dīn al-MinfākhMuwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1714
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Quff — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-QuffMuwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Quff, philologist and littérateur, father of the physician Ibn al-QuffURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1713
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣaraf — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-ṢarafMuwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣaraf, physician at the al-Nūrī hospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1715
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim) — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim)Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-SāmirīMuwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim), Samaritan physician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1716
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Salām — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-SalāmMuwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Salām, physician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1710
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Sulamī — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-SulamīMuwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz [al-Sulamī]Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Sulamī, pupil of Ilyās ibn al-MuṭrānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1709
al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah — Names: al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿahal-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah, Jewish physician serving SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1717
Muẓaffar ibn al-Dawātī — Names: Muẓaffar ibn al-DawātīMuẓaffar ibn al-Dawātī, 5th/11th-c. officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1719
al-Muẓaffar, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī ʿĀmir — Names: al-Muẓaffar, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī ʿĀmiral-Muẓaffar, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī ʿĀmir, chamberlain of al-Ḥakam ⅠⅠ and `de facto` ruler of al-Andalus in 392–399/1002– 1008URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1718

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.