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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Shihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimah — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimahShihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimah, judge, halfbrother of Najm al-Dīn ibn al-MinfākhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2085
Shihāb al-Dīn ibn Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ibn Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Abī l-ḤawāfirShihāb al-Dīn ibn Fatḥ al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir, Egyptian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2086
Shihāb al-Dīn Ṭughrīl — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ṬughrīlShihāb al-Dīn Ṭughrīl, early 7th/13th-c. Atabeg of AleppoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2089
Shihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Ṣiqillī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-ṢiqillīShihāb al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Ṣiqillī, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2082
Shiklah — Names: ShiklahShiklah, mother of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2090
al-Shīrāzī, Abū Isḥāq Ibtrāhīm ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Shīrāzī, Abū Isḥāq Ibtrāhīm ibn ʿAlīal-Shīrāzī, Abū Isḥāq Ibtrāhīm ibn ʿAlī, Shāfiʿite jurisprudent (d. 476/1083)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2091
Shīrkūh — Names: ShīrkūhShīrkūh, vizier under the Fatimids, uncle of Saladin (d. 564/1169)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2092
Shīrzīl ibn Rukn al-Dawlah — Names: Shīrzīl ibn Rukn al-DawlahShīrzīl ibn Rukn al-Dawlah, emir (?of Iṣfahān)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2093
Shīth — Names: ShīthShīth, Seth, prophet according to IslamURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2094
Shuhdah bint Aḥmad ibn al-Faraj ibn ʿAmr al-Ibarī — Names: Shuhdah bint Aḥmad ibn al-Faraj ibn ʿAmr al-IbarīShuhdah bint Aḥmad ibn al-Faraj ibn ʿAmr al-Ibarī, grammarian (d. 574/1178)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2097
Shujāʿ — Names: ShujāʿShujāʿ, mother of al-Mutawakkil ʿalā AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2098
Shujāʿ al-Dīn ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī — Names: Shujāʿ al-Dīn ibn al-Ḥasan al-BaghdādīShujāʿ al-Dīn ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2099
Shukr ibn Abī l-Futūḥ al-ʿAlawī al-Ḥasanī — Names: Shukr ibn Abī l-Futūḥ al-ʿAlawī al-ḤasanīShukr ibn Abī l-Futūḥ al-ʿAlawī al-Ḥasanī, emir of Mecca, poet (d. 453/1061)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2100
al-Shumays — Names: al-Shumaysal-Shumays, chief steward under al-Malik al-ʿĀdilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2101
Shuʿayb — Names: ShuʿaybShuʿayb, Jewish astrologerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2095
Shuʿayb ibn Abī Ḥamzah — Names: Shuʿayb ibn Abī ḤamzahShuʿayb ibn Abī Ḥamzah, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2096
Sībawayh — Names: SībawayhSībawayh, Abū Bishr ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān, grammarian (d. between 177/793 and 180/796–797)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2102
Sibṭ ibn al-Jawzī — Names: Sibṭ ibn al-JawzīSibṭ ibn al-Jawzī, historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2103
Sibṭ ibn al-Taʿāwīdhī — Names: Sibṭ ibn al-TaʿāwīdhīSibṭ ibn al-Taʿāwīdhī, poet (d. 584/1188)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2104
Sibylla Names: SibyllaSibylla, sister of King Baldwin ⅠⅤ of JerusalemURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2105
Siculus — Names: SiculusSiculus, Dogmatist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2106
Siennesius Names: SiennesiusSiennesius, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2107
Sīmā al-Dimashqī (Sīmā al-Turkī) — Names: Sīmā al-Dimashqī (Sīmā al-Turkī)Sīmā al-Dimashqī (Sīmā al-Turkī), servant of al-MuʿtaṣimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2109
Simeon of Taybūthā — Names: Simeon of TaybūthāSimeon of Taybūthā, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2110
Simichus — Names: SimichusSimichus, tyrant of Centuripae, SicilyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2111

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.