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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Muʾayyid al-Dīn — Names: Muʾayyid al-DīnMuʾayyid al-Dīn, the son of Ibn al-Ṣāʾigh al-ʿAntarīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1583
Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlīMuʾayyid al-Dīn Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1584
Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū l-Fawāris al-Musayyab ibn ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū l-Fawāris al-Musayyab ibn ʿAlī al-ḤusaynMuʾayyid al Dīn Abū l Fawāris al Musayyab ibn ʿAlī al Ḥusayn also known as Ibn al Ṣūfī vizier in Damascus under Muʿīn al...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1585
Muʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍī — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍīMuʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍī (ca. 596–664/ ca. 1200–1266), teacher of Ibn al-QuffURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1586
Muʾnis al-Faḥl — Names: Muʾnis al-FaḥlMuʾnis al-Faḥl, chief of police under al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1662
Muʾnis al-Khādim — Names: Muʾnis al-KhādimMuʾnis al-Khādim, servant of al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1663
Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī SufyānMuʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān, founder of Umayyad dynasty (`reg.` 41–60/661–680)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1579
Muʿāwiyah ibn al-Ḥārith al-Akbar — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn al-Ḥārith al-AkbarMuʿāwiyah ibn al-Ḥārith al-Akbar, pre-Islamic chieftain in Hadramaut, ancestor of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1580
Muʿāwiyah ibn Jabalah — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn JabalahMuʿāwiyah ibn Jabalah, pre-Islamic chieftain of the Banū l-Ḥārith al-Aṣghar in Hadramaut, ancestor of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1581
Muʿāwiyah ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn YaḥyāMuʿāwiyah ibn Yaḥyā, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1582
Muʿīn al-Dīn — Names: Muʿīn al-DīnMuʿīn al-Dīn, Father of Khunad `or` Khwand Khātūn, the wife of SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1650
Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn Raqīqah — Names: Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn RaqīqahMuʿīn al-Dīn ibn Raqīqah, brother of Sadīd ibn RaqīqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1649
Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn Shaykh al-Shuyūkh — Names: Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn Shaykh al-ShuyūkhMuʿīn al-Dīn ibn Shaykh al-Shuyūkh, Ayyubid emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1651
Muʿīn al-Dīn Unur — Names: Muʿīn al-Dīn UnurMuʿīn al-Dīn UnurURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1652
Muʿizz al-Dawlah — Names: Muʿizz al-DawlahMuʿizz al-Dawlah, founder of Būyid rule in Baghdad (d. 356/967)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1654
Muʿizz al-Dawlah Thimāl ibn Ṣāliḥ — Names: Muʿizz al-Dawlah Thimāl ibn ṢāliḥMuʿizz al-Dawlah Thimāl ibn Ṣāliḥ, Mirdāsid ruler of Aleppo (`reg.` 442–449/1050–1057– 8)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1655
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd — Names: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿaddal-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd, fourth Fāṭimid caliph (`reg.` 341–364/953–75)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1653
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāhal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 279–289/892–902)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1692
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbād — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbādal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbād, ruler of the `tāʾifah` of Seville (`reg.` 433–460/1042–1069)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1693
al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl — Names: al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssālal-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl, theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1694
al-Muʿtamid — Names: al-Muʿtamidal-Muʿtamid, governor of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1695
al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkilal-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 256– 279/870–92)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1696
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥ — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥ, emir of AlmeriaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1701
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāqal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 218–227/833–42)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1700
al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāhal-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 252– 255/866–69)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1705

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.