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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Yūsuf al-Khūrī `or` al-Qass, Abū Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Yūsuf al-Khūrī `or` al-Qass, Abū Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf ibn ʿĪsāYūsuf the TranslatorYūsuf al Khūrī `or` al Qass the priest Abū Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf ibn ʿĪsā known as Yūsuf the Translator the Physician and the Sleepless...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2343
Yūsuf al-Naṣrānī — Names: Yūsuf al-NaṣrānīYūsuf al-Naṣrānī, Christian physician and patriarch of Jerusalem 981–983URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2345
Yūsuf al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Yūsuf al-WāsiṭīYūsuf al-Wāsiṭī, 4th/10th-c. Baghdadi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2346
Yūsuf Ⅰ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf — Names: Yūsuf Ⅰ, Abū Yaʿqūb YūsufYūsuf Ⅰ, Abū Yaʿqūb YūsufURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2331
Yūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥasdāy — Names: Yūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn ḤasdāyAbū Jaʿfar Yūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn ḤasdāyYūsuf ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥasdāy, Abū Jaʿfar, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2335
Yūsuf ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Muslim — Names: Yūsuf ibn Hibat Allāh ibn MuslimYūsuf ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Muslim, unidentified poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2336
Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm — Names: Yūsuf ibn IbrāhīmYūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm, `mawlā` of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2337
Yūsuf ibn Iṣṭifan — Names: Yūsuf ibn IṣṭifanYūsuf ibn Iṣṭifan, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2338
Yūsuf ibn Ṣalībā — Names: Yūsuf ibn ṢalībāYūsuf ibn Ṣalībā, physician accompanying Abū DulafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2339
Yūsuf ibn Yazdād — Names: Yūsuf ibn YazdādYūsuf ibn Yazdād, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2341
Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb — Names: Yūsuf ibn YaʿqūbYūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb, student of al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2340
Yūsuf ⅠⅠ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Mustanṣir — Names: Yūsuf ⅠⅠ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-MustanṣirYūsuf ⅠⅠ, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Mustanṣir, Almohad ruler (`reg.` 610–621/1213– 1224)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2334
Yūsuf known as al-Sāhir — Names: Yūsuf known as al-Sāhiral-SāhirYūsuf known as al-Sāhir, physician in the time of the caliph al-MuktafīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2332
Yūsuf Laqwah — Names: Yūsuf LaqwahYūsuf Laqwah, alchemist associate of al-MaʾmūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2344
Yūsuf, Joseph — Names: Yūsuf, JosephYūsuf, JosephURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2330
Ẓāfir al-Ḥaddād al-Iskandarī — Names: Ẓāfir al-Ḥaddād al-IskandarīẒāfir al-Ḥaddād al-Iskandarī, poet (d. 529/ 1135)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2348
al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Dīn Allāh) — Names: al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Dīn Allāh)al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Dīn Allāh), twelfth Fatimid caliph (`reg.` 544–549/1149–1154)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2347
Ẓāfir ibn Tamīm — Names: Ẓāfir ibn TamīmẒāfir ibn Tamīm, physician, presumably of Ibn al-ʿAynzarbīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2349
Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsāZāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ (Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā)Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā, physician of Naṣr al-Dawlah and brother of Elias of NisibisURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2350
al-Ẓāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāh — Names: al-Ẓāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāhal-Ẓāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāh, seventh Fatimid caliph (`reg.` 413–427/1023–1036)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2351
al-Zahrāwī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān — Names: al-Zahrāwī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn SulaymānAbū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān al-Zahrāwīal-Zahrāwī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn SulaymānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2352
Zahrūn — Names: ZahrūnZahrūn, contemporary of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2353
al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī — Names: al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarīal-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī, grammarian (d. 310/922)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2354
Zakariyyā ibn al-Ṭayfūrī — Names: Zakariyyā ibn al-ṬayfūrīZakariyyā ibn al-Ṭayfūrī, physician on campaign with al-Afshīn in 222/837URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2355
al-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar — Names: al-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmaral-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar, grammarian (467–538/1075– 1144)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2356

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.