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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Aḥmad ibn al-Muʿtaṣim, Abū l-ʿAbbās — Names: Aḥmad ibn al-Muʿtaṣim, Abū l-ʿAbbāsAḥmad ibn al-Muʿtaṣim, Abū l-ʿAbbās, Abbasid prince and patron of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/434
Aḥmad ibn Badr al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Aḥmad ibn Badr al-WāsiṭīAḥmad ibn Badr al-Wāsiṭī, transmitter (perhaps = Ibn al-Wāsiṭī, q.v.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/424
Aḥmad ibn Ḥakīm ibn Ḥafṣūn — Names: Aḥmad ibn Ḥakīm ibn ḤafṣūnAḥmad ibn Ḥakīm ibn Ḥafṣūn, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/425
Aḥmad ibn Ilyās al-Qāʾid — Names: Aḥmad ibn Ilyās al-QāʾidAḥmad ibn Ilyās al-Qāʾid, governor of CordovaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/428
Aḥmad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad — Names: Aḥmad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn AḥmadAḥmad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad (`reg.` 295– 301/907–914), Samanid emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/431
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Khurāsānī — Names: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-KhurāsānīAḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Khurāsānī, addressee of a treatise by al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/433
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-Baladī, Abū l-ʿAbbās — Names: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-Baladī, Abū l-ʿAbbāsAḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-BaladīAḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-Baladī, Abū l-ʿAbbāsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/432
Aḥmad ibn Rashīd — Names: Aḥmad ibn RashīdAḥmad ibn Rashīd, `mawlā` of Sallām al-AbrashURI: https://usaybia.net/person/435
Aḥmad ibn Saʿd — Names: Aḥmad ibn SaʿdAḥmad ibn Saʿd, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/436
Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn — Names: Aḥmad ibn ṬūlūnAḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn, Turkish governor of Egypt, founder of the Ṭūlūnid dynasty (220/835– 270/884)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/437
Aḥmad ibn Waṣīf al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: Aḥmad ibn Waṣīf al-ṢābiʾAḥmad ibn Waṣīf al-ṢābiʾURI: https://usaybia.net/person/438
Aḥmad ibn Yūnus al-Ḥarrānī see al-Ḥarrānī, Aḥmad ibn Yūnus Ahrun ibn Aʿyan — Names: Aḥmad ibn Yūnus al-Ḥarrānī see al-Ḥarrānī, Aḥmad ibn Yūnus Ahrun ibn AʿyanAḥmad ibn Yūnus al-Ḥarrānī see al-Ḥarrānī, Aḥmad ibn Yūnus Ahrun ibn Aʿyan, 6th-c. author of a medical compendiumURI: https://usaybia.net/person/439
Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Bakhtārī — Names: Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-BakhtārīAḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Bakhtārī, great-grandson of Ibn al-BakhtārīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/420
Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf — Names: Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn YūsufAḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf, brother of Ibn (al-)Shibl al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/421
Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsāAḥmad ibn ʿĪsā, `ṣāḥib al-madīnah` in CordovaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/429
Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā ibn Shaykh — Names: Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā ibn ShaykhAḥmad ibn ʿĪsā ibn ShaykhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/430
al-Ajall al-Murtaḍā,? = al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā — Names: al-Ajall al-Murtaḍā,? = al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍāal-Ajall al-Murtaḍā,? = al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (d. 436/1044)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/441
Ajax — Names: AjaxAjax, legendary ancient Greek heroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/442
al-Akhṭal, Ghiyāth ibn Ghawth — Names: al-Akhṭal, Ghiyāth ibn Ghawthal-Akhṭal, Ghiyāth ibn Ghawth, Umayyad poet (d. ca. 92/710)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/443
Akhū l-Sayyidah — Names: Akhū l-SayyidahAkhū l-Sayyidah, metropolitan (`al-muṭrān`) in Cairo 380/991 [Arsenius, later Patriarch of Alexandria; d. 400/1000]URI: https://usaybia.net/person/444
Akhzam — Names: AkhzamAkhzam, son of a poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/445
(al-)Niẓām — Names: (al-)Niẓām(al-)Niẓām, possibly the famous Seljuq statesman Niẓām al-Mulk (d. 485/1092)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1780
(al-)Wathay — Names: (al-)Wathay(al-)WathayURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2291
ʿAlam al-Dīn Abū Naṣr — Names: ʿAlam al-Dīn Abū NaṣrʿAlam al-Dīn Abū Naṣr, brother of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/450
ʿAlāʾ al-Dawlah, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Dushmanziyār — Names: ʿAlāʾ al-Dawlah, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn DushmanziyārʿAlāʾ al-Dawlah, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Dushmanziyār (d. 433/1041–1042), Kākūyid ruler of the Jibāl regionURI: https://usaybia.net/person/446

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.