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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al-Amīn, Muḥammad — Names: al-Amīn, Muḥammadal-Amīn, Muḥammad, caliph (`reg.` 193– 198/809–13)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/495
al-Āmir bi-Aḥkām Allāh (Abū ʿAlī al-Manṣūr ibn Abī l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mustaʿlī biAllāh ibn al-Mustanṣir) — Names: al-Āmir bi-Aḥkām Allāh (Abū ʿAlī al-Manṣūr ibn Abī l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mustaʿlī biAllāh ibn al-Mustanṣir)al Āmir bi Aḥkām Allāh Abū ʿAlī al Manṣūr ibn Abī l Qāsim Aḥmad al Mustaʿlī biAllāh ibn al Mustanṣir tenth Fatimid caliph d...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/499
ʿĀmir ibn al-Ṭufayl — Names: ʿĀmir ibn al-ṬufaylʿĀmir ibn al-Ṭufayl, tribal hero and poet (d. ca. 10/632)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2405
ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿah — Names: ʿĀmir ibn ṢaʿṣaʿahʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿah, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/500
ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl al-Shaʿbī — Names: ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl al-ShaʿbīʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl al-Shaʿbī, early `muḥaddith` and legal expertURI: https://usaybia.net/person/501
ʿAmīrah ibn Ḥayyān ibn Surāqah al-Asadī — Names: ʿAmīrah ibn Ḥayyān ibn Surāqah al-AsadīʿAmīrah ibn Ḥayyān ibn Surāqah al-Asadī, grandfather of Ṣāliḥ ibn Shaykh ibn ʿAmīrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2406
ʿAmmār Dhū Kubār — Names: ʿAmmār Dhū KubārʿAmmār Dhū Kubār (`recte` Kināz), early 2nd/8th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/503
ʿAmmār ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī — Names: ʿAmmār ibn ʿAlī al-MawṣilīʿAmmār ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī, oculist under al-ḤākimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/504
Ammonius — Names: AmmoniusAmmonius, early 6th-c. NeoplatonistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/505
Amqat — Names: AmqatAmqat, Indian physician at court of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/506
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ — Names: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, conqueror of Egypt (d. 43/ 664)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/507
ʿAmr ibn Jurmūz — Names: ʿAmr ibn JurmūzʿAmr ibn Jurmūz, killer of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām at the Battle of the CamelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/508
ʿAmr ibn Maymūn — Names: ʿAmr ibn MaymūnʿAmr ibn Maymūn, unidentified, possible confusion with ʿAmr ibn NuhaywīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/510
ʿAmr ibn Maʿrūf — Names: ʿAmr ibn MaʿrūfʿAmr ibn Maʿrūf, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/509
ʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-Nāqid — Names: ʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-NāqidʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-Nāqid, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/512
ʿAmr ibn Nuhaywī — Names: ʿAmr ibn NuhaywīʿAmr ibn Nuhaywī, official under al-MaʾmūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/511
ʿAmr ibn Shaʾs — Names: ʿAmr ibn ShaʾsʿAmr ibn Shaʾs (d. after 16/637), poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/513
Amyntas — Names: AmyntasAmyntas, ancient Macedonian kingURI: https://usaybia.net/person/514
Anas ibn Mālik — Names: Anas ibn MālikAnas ibn Mālik, Companion of the Prophet, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/515
Anaxagoras — Names: AnaxagorasAnaxagoras, Pre-socratic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/516
Anaximander — Names: AnaximanderAnaximander, early Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/517
Anaximenes — Names: AnaximenesAnaximenes, early Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/518
Anbā Zakhariyyā ibn Thawābah — Names: Anbā Zakhariyyā ibn ThawābahAnbā Zakhariyyā ibn Thawābah, unidentified monk in Jerusalem in the 900sURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2407
al-Anbārī al-Naḥwī, Kamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh Abū l-Barakāt — Names: al-Anbārī al-Naḥwī, Kamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh Abū l-Barakātal-Anbārī al-Naḥwī, Kamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh Abū l-Barakāt, grammarian (513/1119–577/1181)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/519
ʿAnbasah ibn Isḥāq al-Ḍabbī — Names: ʿAnbasah ibn Isḥāq al-ḌabbīʿAnbasah ibn Isḥāq al-Ḍabbī, governor of Daybul (Sind) under al-WāthiqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/520

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.