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 ʿAlī al-Nīsābūrī — Names: Abū ʿAlī al-NīsābūrīAbū ʿAlī al-Nīsābūrī, contemporary of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/106
Abū ʿAlī al-Qiyānī — Names: Abū ʿAlī al-QiyānīAbū ʿAlī al-Qiyānī, unidentified historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2395
Abū ʿAlī ibn al-Samḥ — Names: Abū ʿAlī ibn al-SamḥAbū ʿAlī ibn al-Samḥ, Christian AristotelianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/103
Abū ʿAlī ibn Bunān ibn al-Ḥārith — Names: Abū ʿAlī ibn Bunān ibn al-ḤārithAbū ʿAlī ibn Bunān ibn al-Ḥārith, `mawlā` of al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/100
Abū ʿAlī ibn Makanjā — Names: Abū ʿAlī ibn MakanjāAbū ʿAlī ibn Makanjā, Christian scribeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/101
Abū ʿAlī ibn Mawṣilāyā — Names: Abū ʿAlī ibn MawṣilāyāAbū ʿAlī ibn Mawṣilāyā, secretary of Abū l-Qāsim al-MaghribīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/102
Abū ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-Muʾmin — Names: Abū ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-MuʾminAbū ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-Muʾmin, governor (`ṣāḥib`) of SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/99
Abū ʿAlī ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāḥ — Names: Abū ʿAlī ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-JarrāḥAbū ʿAlī ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāḥ (active 325/936), vizier of al-Rāḍī and al-MuttaqīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/95
Abū ʿĀmir ibn Yannaq al-Shāṭibī — Names: Abū ʿĀmir ibn Yannaq al-ShāṭibīAbū ʿĀmir ibn Yannaq al-Shāṭibī, Andalusī poet and historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/107
Abū ʿAmr al-Aʿjamī — Names: Abū ʿAmr al-AʿjamīAbū ʿAmr al-Aʿjamī, courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/108
Abū ʿAmr al-Zajjājī — Names: Abū ʿAmr al-ZajjājīAbū ʿAmr al-Zajjājī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/109
Abū ʿAwānah — Names: Abū ʿAwānahAbū ʿAwānah, al-Waḍḍāḥ, `muḥaddith` (d. 170/786 `or` 176/792)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/116
Abū ʿImrān ibn Abī ʿImrān al-Martalī — Names: Abū ʿImrān ibn Abī ʿImrān al-MartalīAbū ʿImrān ibn Abī ʿImrān al Martalī unidentified jurist and ascetic who lived in Seville perhaps Abū ʿImrān Mūsā ibn ʿAbd al Raḥmān ibn...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/228
Abū ʿĪsā Aḥmad ibn Hārūn — Names: Abū ʿĪsā Aḥmad ibn HārūnAbū ʿĪsā Aḥmad ibn Hārūn, brother of al-MaʾmūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/229
Abū ʿĪsā Baqiyyah — Names: Abū ʿĪsā BaqiyyahAbū ʿĪsā Baqiyyah, physician at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/230
Abū ʿIṣmah al-Shīʿī (`or` al-Shaʿbī, al-Shabīʿī, al-Subayʿī?) — Names: Abū ʿIṣmah al-Shīʿī (`or` al-Shaʿbī, al-Shabīʿī, al-Subayʿī?)Abū ʿIṣmah al-Shīʿī (`or` al-Shaʿbī, al-Shabīʿī, al-Subayʿī?), captain of the guard under al-AmīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/237
Abū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz — Names: Abū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzal-BakrīAbū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, Andalusian geographer, historian (d. 487/1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/371
Abū ʿUbayd al-Jūzjānī — Names: Abū ʿUbayd al-JūzjānīAbū ʿUbayd al-Jūzjānī, pupil and amanuensis of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/372
Abū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām al-Baghdādī — Names: Abū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām al-BaghdādīAbū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām al-Baghdādī, 8th-c. grammarian and Qurʾanic scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/373
Abū ʿUbayd Allāh al-Faqīh (the Jurist), i.e. Aḥmad al-Maʿṣūmī — Names: Abū ʿUbayd Allāh al-Faqīh (the Jurist), i.e. Aḥmad al-MaʿṣūmīAbū ʿUbayd Allāh al-Faqīh (the Jurist), i.e. Aḥmad al-MaʿṣūmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/370
Abū ʿUthmān — Names: Abū ʿUthmānAbū ʿUthmān, relative of Abū Nuwās’ mistress JanānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/374
Abū ʿUthmān al-Jazzār al-Yābisah — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-Jazzār al-YābisahAbū ʿUthmān al-Jazzār al-Yābisah, contemporary of Ibn JuljulURI: https://usaybia.net/person/375
Abū ʿUthmān al-Khālidī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-KhālidīAbū ʿUthmān al-Khālidī, 4th/10th-c. poet and man of letters, brother of Abū Bakr al-KhālidīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/376
Abū ʿUthmān al-Maghribī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-MaghribīAbū ʿUthmān al-Maghribī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/378
Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-Dimashqī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-DimashqīAbū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-Dimashqī, translator and physician of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā (active 302/924–925)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/379

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.