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-ʿAbbās ibn al-Rashīd — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn al-RashīdAbū l-ʿAbbās ibn al-Rashīd, ?son of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/60
Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Wāḍiḥ al-YaʿqūbīAbū l-ʿAbbās ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī, 3rd/9th-c. polymathURI: https://usaybia.net/person/61
Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindī — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-KindīAbū l-ʿAbbās ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindī, son of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/62
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn Abī Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ḥassān — Names: Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn Abī Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn ḤassānAbū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn Abī Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ḥassān, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/90
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn Nazīk — Names: Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn NazīkAbū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn NazīkURI: https://usaybia.net/person/91
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Maḥfūẓ ibn al-Masīḥī — Names: Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Maḥfūẓ ibn al-MasīḥīAbū l-ʿAlāʾ Maḥfūẓ ibn al-Masīḥī (`or` al-Musabbiḥī?), physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/92
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Muḥammad — Names: Abū l-ʿAlāʾ MuḥammadAbū l-ʿAlāʾ Muḥammad, physician and son of Abū Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥafīd Abī Bakr ibn ZuhrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/93
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Ṣāʿid ibn al-Ḥasan — Names: Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Ṣāʿid ibn al-ḤasanAbū l-ʿAlāʾ Ṣāʿid ibn al-Ḥasan, physician in al-Raḥbah (d, 464/1072)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/94
Abū l-ʿArab Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad — Names: Abū l-ʿArab Yūsuf ibn MuḥammadAbū l-ʿArab Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/110
Abū l-ʿAshāʾir — Names: Abū l-ʿAshāʾirAbū l-ʿAshāʾir, perhaps Abū l-ʿAshīr (Jaysh) ibn Khumārawayh, grandson of Ibn ṬūlūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/113
Abū l-ʿAskar al-Ḥusayn ibn Maʿdān — Names: Abū l-ʿAskar al-Ḥusayn ibn MaʿdānAbū l-ʿAskar al-Ḥusayn ibn Maʿdān, ruler of Makrān (Mukrān)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/114
Abū l-ʿAtāhiyah — Names: Abū l-ʿAtāhiyahAbū l-ʿAtāhiyah, poet (d. 211/826)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/115
Abū l-ʿAynāʾ al-Miṣrī — Names: Abū l-ʿAynāʾ al-MiṣrīAbū l-ʿAynāʾ al-Miṣrī, teacher of Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn ZuhrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/117
Abū l-ʿIzz al-Mawṣilī — Names: Abū l-ʿIzz al-MawṣilīAbū l-ʿIzz al-Mawṣilī, scholar of Qurʾanic sciences, probably Yūsuf, father of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/238
Abū Lahab — Names: Abū LahabAbū Lahab, nickname of one of Muḥammad’s unclesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/259
Abū Māhir Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār — Names: Abū Māhir Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn SayyārAbū Māhir Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/262
Abū Manṣūr al-Jabbān — Names: Abū Manṣūr al-JabbānAbū Manṣūr al-Jabbān, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/267
Abū Manṣūr al-Naṣrānī — Names: Abū Manṣūr al-NaṣrānīAbū Manṣūr al-Naṣrānī, Christian physician under Ṣalāḥ al-DīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/269
Abū Manṣūr Buwayh (`or` Būyah) ibn Bahāʾ al-Dawlah — Names: Abū Manṣūr Buwayh (`or` Būyah) ibn Bahāʾ al-DawlahAbū Manṣūr Buwayh (`or` Būyah) ibn Bahāʾ al-Dawlah, emir of emirs, Būyid dynastyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/265
Abū Manṣūr ibn Zaylā — Names: Abū Manṣūr ibn ZaylāAbū Manṣūr ibn Zaylā, student of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/266
Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Azharī — Names: Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-AzharīAbū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Azharī (d. 370/980), lexicographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/264
Abū Manṣūr Mumahhid al-Dawlah Saʿīd — Names: Abū Manṣūr Mumahhid al-Dawlah SaʿīdAbū Manṣūr Mumahhid al-Dawlah Saʿīd, Marwānid Emir of Diyarbakr (`reg.` 997– 1011)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/268
Abū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn Hārūn — Names: Abū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn HārūnAbū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn Hārūn, companion of ʿAḍud al-DawlahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/270
Abū Marīn al-Bajjān — Names: Abū Marīn al-BajjānAbū Marīn al-Bajjān, unidentified contemporary of Ibn al-KattānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/271
Abū Marwān Aḥmad al-Bājī — Names: Abū Marwān Aḥmad al-BājīAbū Marwān Aḥmad al-Bājī, son of the qadi Abū Marwān Muḥammad al-BājīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/273

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.