Index of Persons

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    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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    Dahīn al-Lawz — Names: Dahīn al-LawzDahīn al-Lawz, daughter of Damascene singerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/687
    Dāhir — Names: DāhirDāhir, otherwise unknown Indian physician and scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/688
    Dahishtak — Names: DahishtakDahishtak, superintendent of the Gondēshāpūr hospital in the reign of the caliph Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/689
    al-Ḥaẓīrī, ʿAlī ibn Yūsuf ibn Abī l-Maʿālī Saʿd ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Ḥaẓīrī, ʿAlī ibn Yūsuf ibn Abī l-Maʿālī Saʿd ibn ʿAlīDallāl al-Kutubal-Ḥaẓīrī, ʿAlī ibn Yūsuf ibn Abī l-Maʿālī Saʿd ibn ʿAlī – known as Dallāl al-Kutub (‘the Book Hawker’); poet and anthologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/867
    Damascius — Names: DamasciusDamascius, 5th–6th-c. ＡⅮ Neoplatonist philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/690
    Damon the Logician — Names: Damon the LogicianDamon the Logician, 5th–4th-c. BC SophistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/691
    Dānīl — Names: DānīlDānīl, brother of Saʿdūn, brother-in-law of Saʿīd ibn Ghālib, physician to al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/692
    Dāniyal — Names: DāniyalDāniyal, brother-in-law of the physician Yūḥannā ibn MāsawayhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/694
    Dāniyāl the Physician — Names: Dāniyāl the PhysicianDāniyāl the Physician, physician in service of Muʿīzz al-DawlahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/693
    Daqyūs (Decius) — Names: Daqyūs (Decius)Daqyūs (Decius), pupil of Abū l-Ḥakam al-MaghribīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/695
    Dārā ibn Sām, Darius ⅠⅠⅠ — Names: Dārā ibn Sām, Darius ⅠⅠⅠDārā ibn Sām, Darius ⅠⅠⅠ, last Achaemenid king of Persia (`reg.` 336–330BC)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/696
    al-Darkazīnī, ʿImād al-Dīn Abū l-Barakāt ibn Salamah — Names: al-Darkazīnī, ʿImād al-Dīn Abū l-Barakāt ibn Salamahal-Darkazīnī, ʿImād al-Dīn Abū l-Barakāt ibn Salamah, vizier under the Seljuq ruler Maḥmūd ibn Muḥammad ibn Malikshāh (d. 521/1127)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/697
    David — Names: DavidDavid, King, father of SolomonURI: https://usaybia.net/person/698
    Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī — Names: Dāwūd al-ṬāʾīDāwūd al-Ṭāʾī, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/703
    Dāwūd ibn Daylam — Names: Dāwūd ibn DaylamDāwūd ibn Daylam, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/699
    Dāwūd ibn Ḥunayn — Names: Dāwūd ibn ḤunaynDāwūd ibn Ḥunayn, physician son of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/700
    Dāwūd ibn Rushayd — Names: Dāwūd ibn RushaydDāwūd ibn Rushayd, `muḥaddith`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/701
    Dāwūd ibn Sarābiyūn (`or` Sarāfīyūn) — Names: Dāwūd ibn Sarābiyūn (`or` Sarāfīyūn)Dāwūd ibn Sarābiyūn (`or` Sarāfīyūn), acc. to ⅠＡＵ brother of the physician Yūḥannā ibn Sarābiyūn, but probably courtier of al-Hādī (late 2nd/8th-c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/702
    Daylam — Names: DaylamDaylam, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/704
    Demeter — Names: DemeterDemeter, in Greek mythology, the goddess of harvestsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2417
    Demetrius — Names: DemetriusDemetrius, devout man of CrotonURI: https://usaybia.net/person/705
    Democrates the Second — Names: Democrates the SecondDemocrates the Second, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/706
    Democritus of Abdera — Names: Democritus of AbderaDemocritus of Abdera, late-5th-c. founder of Atomist philosophyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/707
    Demophilus Names: DemophilusDemophilus, Athenian hierophantURI: https://usaybia.net/person/708
    Dexippus — Names: DexippusDexippus, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/709
    Dhū l-Kifl — Names: Dhū l-KiflDhū l-Kifl, mentioned in the QurʾanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/710
    Dhū l-Rummah — Names: Dhū l-RummahDhū l-Rummah, poet (d. 117/735–736)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/711
    Dhū Yazan — Names: Dhū YazanDhū Yazan, pre-islamic Yemenite maker of spearsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/712
    al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Shāh Ghāzī Malik Shāh — Names: al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Shāh Ghāzī Malik Shāhal-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Shāh Ghāzī Malik Shāh, son of Ṭughril BegURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1729
    al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr al-Qāḍī al-Makīn Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr al-Qāḍī al-Makīn Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusaynal-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr al-Qāḍī al-Makīn Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1862
    Diocles — Names: DioclesDiocles, Dogmatic physician of late antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/713
    Diocles — Names: DioclesDiocles, 3rd–2nd-c. BC mathematician and geometerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/714
    Diogenes — Names: DiogenesDiogenes, Greek Cynic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/715
    Diogenes — Names: DiogenesDiogenes, nutritionist of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/716
    Diogenes Laërtius — Names: Diogenes LaërtiusDiogenes Laërtius, 3rd-c. ＡⅮ biographer of Greek philosophersURI: https://usaybia.net/person/717
    Dionysius — Names: DionysiusDionysius, tyrant of SicilyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/718
    Dionysus — Names: DionysusDionysus – Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wineURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2418
    Diophantus — Names: DiophantusDiophantusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/719
    Dioscorides — Names: DioscoridesDioscorides, Greek pharmacologist (d. ca. 90)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/720
    Dioscorides the Oculist — Names: Dioscorides the OculistDioscorides the Oculist, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/721
    Dioscorides the Younger — Names: Dioscorides the YoungerDioscorides the Younger, 2nd-c. ＡⅮ grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/722
    Dioscorus — Names: DioscorusDioscorus, mid-5th-c. Patriarch of AlexandriaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/723
    Dioteles — Names: DiotelesDioteles, friend of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/724
    Domitian — Names: DomitianDomitian, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/728
    Dracon — Names: DraconDracon, son of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/729
    Dubays ibn Ṣadaqah — Names: Dubays ibn ṢadaqahDubays ibn Ṣadaqah, Mazyadid ruler (`reg.` 501–529/1108–1135)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/730
    al-Dunaysirī Durrī — Names: al-Dunaysirī Durrīal-Dunaysirī Durrī, a slave `or` servantURI: https://usaybia.net/person/731

      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.