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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ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban al-Ṭabarī — Names: ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban al-ṬabarīIbn Rabban al-ṬabarīʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban al-Ṭabarī, 3rd/9th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/479
ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān — Names: ʿAlī ibn SulaymānʿAlī ibn Sulaymān, physician-astrologer under the FatimidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/480
ʿAlī ibn Wahbān — Names: ʿAlī ibn WahbānʿAlī ibn WahbānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/481
ʿAlī ibn Wāhsūdhān — Names: ʿAlī ibn WāhsūdhānʿAlī ibn Wāhsūdhān the Daylamite (d. after 304/917), governor of RayyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/482
ʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā — Names: ʿAlī ibn YaḥyāʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā, known as Ibn al-MunajjimʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā, known as Ibn al-Munajjim, secretary, companion of al-Maʾmūn, patron of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/483
ʿAlī ibn Yūsuf ibn Tāshufīn — Names: ʿAlī ibn Yūsuf ibn TāshufīnʿAlī ibn Yūsuf ibn Tāshufīn, Almoravid ruler (reg. 500–537/1107–1142)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/484
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā al-Rabaʿī, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Naḥwī — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā al-Rabaʿī, Abū al-Ḥasan al-NaḥwīʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā al-Rabaʿī, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Naḥwī (the Grammarian) (d. 420/1029)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/474
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāh, Abū l-Ḥasan — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāh, Abū l-ḤasanʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāh, Abū l-Ḥasan, twice vizier under al-Muqtadir billāh (d. 334/996)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/472
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Māhān — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn MāhānʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Māhān, guard commander under caliphs al-Mahdī and Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/473
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī al-Kaḥḥāl — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī al-KaḥḥālʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī al-Kaḥḥāl (The Oculist)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/471
ʿAlī, known as al-Fayyūm — Names: ʿAlī, known as al-FayyūmʿAlī, known as al-Fayyūm, Christian patron of translators including Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq, governor of the Egyptian district of FayyūmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/461
Allāh — Names: AllāhAllāh, early Abbasid poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/570
Allāh Abū Mayyah — Names: Allāh Abū MayyahAllāh Abū Mayyah, relative of Abū Nuwās’ mistress JanānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/276
Allāh ibn ʿAlī Majd al-Dīn Majd al-Dawlah, Rustam — Names: Allāh ibn ʿAlī Majd al-Dīn Majd al-Dawlah, RustamAllāh ibn ʿAlī Majd al-Dīn Majd al-Dawlah, Rustam, Būyid emir of Rayy and the Jibāl (`reg.` 387–420/997–1029)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1440
Almohads (`al-Muwaḥḥidūn`) — Names: Almohads (`al-Muwaḥḥidūn`)Almohads (`al-Muwaḥḥidūn`)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/485
Almoravids (`al-Murābiṭūn`) — Names: Almoravids (`al-Murābiṭūn`)Almoravids (`al-Murābiṭūn`)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/486
Amalric (King Mārī; al-Malik Mārī) — Names: Amalric (King Mārī; al-Malik Mārī)Amalric (King Mārī; al-Malik Mārī), Amalric Ⅰ of Jerusalem (`reg.` 558–569 /1162–1174)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/487
Amasis — Names: AmasisAmasis, Egyptian pharaohURI: https://usaybia.net/person/488
Amat al-ʿAzīz — Names: Amat al-ʿAzīzAmat al-ʿAzīz, favourite slave of al-Hādī, to whom she bore eight childrenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/489
Ambracis — Names: AmbracisAmbracis, maidservant of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/490
Amenophis — Names: AmenophisAmenophis, mythical Greek kingURI: https://usaybia.net/person/491
al-Āmidī, Sayf al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim al-Taghlibī al-Āmidī — Names: al-Āmidī, Sayf al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim al-Taghlibī al-ĀmidīSayf al-Dīn al-Āmidīal Āmidī Sayf al Dīn Abū l Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim al Taghlibī al Āmidī theologian and philosopher d...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/494
Amīn al-Dawlah Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Abī l-Najm — Names: Amīn al-Dawlah Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Abī l-NajmAmīn al-Dawlah Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Abī l-Najm, Christian PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/496
Amīn al-Dawlah Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Ghazāl ibn Abī Saʿīd — Names: Amīn al-Dawlah Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Ghazāl ibn Abī SaʿīdAmīn al-DawlahAmīn al-Dawlah Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Ghazāl ibn Abī Saʿīd, vizier and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/497
Amīn al-Dīn Jaʿfar — Names: Amīn al-Dīn JaʿfarAmīn al-Dīn Jaʿfar, muezzin for Al-Malik al-Kāmil, patient of Abū ḤulayqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/498

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.