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-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā — Names: al-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ZakariyyāAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzīal-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā, physician and philosopher (ca. 250– 313/854–925)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1919
al-Rāzī, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn — Names: al-Rāzī, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīnal-Rāzī, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn, eldest son of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1920
al-Rāzī, Shams al-Dīn also known as Fakhr al-Dīn — Names: al-Rāzī, Shams al-Dīn also known as Fakhr al-Dīnal-Rāzī, Shams al-Dīn also known as Fakhr al-Dīn, youngest son of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1921
al-Raʾīs Hibat Allāh — Names: al-Raʾīs Hibat Allāhal-Raʾīs Hibat Allāh, Jewish Egyptian physician (d. 580s/1184–1193)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1905
al-Riḍā — Names: al-Riḍāal-Riḍā (al-Raḍī?), vizier of al-JazīrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1922
Riḍwān — Names: RiḍwānRiḍwān, guardian angel of ParadiseURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2508
Riḍwān — Names: RiḍwānRiḍwān, guardian angel of ParadiseURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2507
Riḍwān — Names: RiḍwānRiḍwān, guardian angel of ParadiseURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1923
Romanos — Names: RomanosRomanos, Byzantine EmperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1924
Rūfīl (`or` Rūbīl) — Names: Rūfīl (`or` Rūbīl)Rūfīl (`or` Rūbīl), apparently teacher of Abū Bishr Mattā ibn YūnusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1925
Rufistanes — Names: RufistanesRufistanes, fictional Greek kingURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2433
Rufus of Ephesus — Names: Rufus of EphesusRufus of Ephesus, Greek physician (active 100)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1926
Rukn al-Dawlah, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Būyah — Names: Rukn al-Dawlah, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn BūyahRukn al-Dawlah, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Būyah (d. 366/976), Buyid emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1927
al-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzī — Names: al-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzīal-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzī, brother of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1928
al-Rumaylī — Names: al-Rumaylīal-Rumaylī, 5th/11th-c. Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1929
Rūsā (`or` Rūshī `or` Zūsī) — Names: Rūsā (`or` Rūshī `or` Zūsī)Rūsā (`or` Rūshī `or` Zūsī), female Indian medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1930
Ṣāb, or Ṭāṭ — Names: Ṣāb, or ṬāṭṢāb, or Ṭāṭ, son of Idrīs and reputed ancestor of the SabiansURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1931
Sabrishoʿ ibn Quṭrub (written Shīrshūʿ `or` Shīrīshūʿ) — Names: Sabrishoʿ ibn Quṭrub (written Shīrshūʿ `or` Shīrīshūʿ)Sabrīshūʿ ibn Quṭrub (Sabrishoʿ bar Quṭrub)Sabrishoʿ ibn Quṭrub (written Shīrshūʿ `or` Shīrīshūʿ), physician from GondēshāpūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1932
Sābūr Dhū l-Aktāf, Shāpūr ⅠⅠ — Names: Sābūr Dhū l-Aktāf, Shāpūr ⅠⅠSābūr Dhū l-Aktāf, Shāpūr ⅠⅠ (`reg.` 309–379), Persian King of KingsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1933
Sābūr ibn Sahl — Names: Sābūr ibn SahlSābūr ibn Sahl, early 3rd/9th-c. Christian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1934
Ṣadaqah ibn Manjā ibn Ṣadaqah al-Sāmirī — Names: Ṣadaqah ibn Manjā ibn Ṣadaqah al-SāmirīṢadaqah al-SāmirīṢadaqah ibn Manjā ibn Ṣadaqah al-SāmirīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1943
Ṣadaqah ibn Manṣūr ibn Dubays al-Asadī, Sayf al-Dawlah — Names: Ṣadaqah ibn Manṣūr ibn Dubays al-Asadī, Sayf al-DawlahṢadaqah ibn Manṣūr ibn Dubays al-Asadī, Sayf al-Dawlah, Mazyadid ruler of al-Ḥillah (`reg.` 479–501/1086–1108)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1944
Sadīd al-Dīn — Names: Sadīd al-DīnSadīd al-Dīn, father of ⅠAUURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1945
Sadīd al-Dīn Abū Manṣūr — Names: Sadīd al-Dīn Abū ManṣūrSadīd al-Dīn Abū Manṣūr, son of Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb ibn SiqlābURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1946
al-Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak — Names: al-Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybakal-Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak, historian (d. 763/1363)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1949

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.