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-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-Fāris — Names: Abū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-FārisAbū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-Fāris (the knight), son of Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī FānahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/257
Abū l-Kirām — Names: Abū l-KirāmAbū l-Kirām, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2399
Abū l-Majd ibn Abī l-Ḥakam — Names: Abū l-Majd ibn Abī l-ḤakamAbū l-Majd ibn Abī l-Ḥakam, physician, astronomer, geometricianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/263
Abū l-Maʿālī al-Sulamī — Names: Abū l-Maʿālī al-SulamīAbū l-Maʿālī al-Sulamī, poet also known as ShaftarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/260
Abū l-Maʿālī ibn Tammām — Names: Abū l-Maʿālī ibn TammāmAbū l-Maʿālī ibn Tammām, physician of SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/261
Abū l-Musayyab Fahd ibn Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Musayyab Fahd ibn SulaymānAbū l-Musayyab Fahd ibn SulaymānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/291
Abū l-Muẓaffar — Names: Abū l-MuẓaffarAbū l-Muẓaffar, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2381
Abū l-Najāʾ Sālim ibn Hūd ʿImād al-Dawlah — Names: Abū l-Najāʾ Sālim ibn Hūd ʿImād al-DawlahAbū l-Najāʾ Sālim ibn Hūd ʿImād al-Dawlah, Hūdī ruler of Murcia and SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/294
Abū l-Najīb — Names: Abū l-NajībAbū l Najīb probably Ḍiyāʾ al Dīn Abū l Najīb al Suhrawardī ʿAbd al Qāhir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al Bakrī Sunnī mystic 490...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/295
Abū l-Najm (al-Naṣrānī), ibn Abī Ghālib ibn Fahd ibn Manṣūr ibn Wahb ibn Qays ibn Mālik — Names: Abū l-Najm (al-Naṣrānī), ibn Abī Ghālib ibn Fahd ibn Manṣūr ibn Wahb ibn Qays ibn MālikAbū l-Najm (al-Naṣrānī), ibn Abī Ghālib ibn Fahd ibn Manṣūr ibn Wahb ibn Qays ibn Mālik, Christian physician in DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/296
Abū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Baḥr — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn BaḥrAbū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Baḥr, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/309
Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Maḥmūd — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn MaḥmūdAbū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Maḥmūd (d. 319/931)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/313
Abū l-Qāsim al-Karakānī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-KarakānīAbū l-Qāsim al-Karakānī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/322
Abū l-Qāsim al-Kirmānī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-KirmānīAbū l-Qāsim al-Kirmānī, contemporary of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/323
Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ḤusaynAbū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, politician and scholar (d. 418/1027)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/324
Abū l-Qāsim al-Maʿājīnī al-Andalusī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Maʿājīnī al-AndalusīAbū l-Qāsim al-Maʿājīnī al-Andalusī, unidentified contemporary of ⅠＡＵURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2401
Abū l-Qāsim al-Sharīʿī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-SharīʿīAbū l-Qāsim al-Sharīʿī, unidentified philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2402
Abū l-Qāsim Fayd ibn Najm — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Fayd ibn NajmAbū l-Qāsim Fayd ibn Najm, contemporary of Ibn al-KattānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/314
Abū l-Qāsim Ghānim ibn Abī l-ʿAlāʾ al-Iṣbahānī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Ghānim ibn Abī l-ʿAlāʾ al-IṣbahānīAbū l-Qāsim Ghānim ibn Abī l-ʿAlāʾ al-Iṣbahānī, 4th/10th `or` 5th/11th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/315
Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl (= Ibn al-Qaṭṭān) — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl (= Ibn al-Qaṭṭān)Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-FaḍlAbū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl (= Ibn al-Qaṭṭān), poet and physician (d. 558/1163)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/316
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Abī Dulaf — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn Abī DulafAbū l-Qāsim ibn Abī DulafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/317
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Manẓūr — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ManẓūrAbū l-Qāsim ibn Manẓūr, chief qadi of SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/319
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-Ṣayrafī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-ṢayrafīAbū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-Ṣayrafī (d. 542/1147), Egyptian author who worked for the Fatimid chancelleryURI: https://usaybia.net/person/320
Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsāAbū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, son of vizier of al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/318
Abū l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Samarqandī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad ibn al-SamarqandīAbū l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Samarqandī, teacher of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn HabalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/321

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.