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".

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    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.

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    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.

    Results (11)

    Jamāl al-Dīn al-Ḥarastānī — Names: Jamāl al-Dīn al-ḤarastānīJamāl al-Dīn al-Ḥarastānī, judgeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1316
    Muḥammad ibn Tamlīkh — Names: Muḥammad ibn TamlīkhMuḥammad ibn Tamlīkh, 4th/10th-c. Andalusian physician and judgeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1636
    Muḥyī l-Dīn — Names: Muḥyī l-DīnMuḥyī l-Dīn, judge of MarandURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1648
    al-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīn — Names: al-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīnal-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīn, judgeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2007
    Shihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimah — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimahShihāb al-Dīn ibn al-ʿĀlimah, judge, halfbrother of Najm al-Dīn ibn al-MinfākhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2085
    al-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī — Names: al-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhīal-Tanūkhī, Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī (d. 384/994), judge and prose writerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2182
    ʿUmar ibn al-Qurashī — Names: ʿUmar ibn al-QurashīʿUmar ibn al-Qurashī, judge, pupil of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-NaqqāshURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2264
    Bahāʾ al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Maḥmūd ibn Abī l-Faḍl Manṣūr ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Ismāʿīl al-Ṭabarī al-Makhzūmī — Names: Bahāʾ al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Maḥmūd ibn Abī l-Faḍl Manṣūr ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Ismāʿīl al-Ṭabarī al-MakhzūmīBahāʾ al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Maḥmūd ibn Abī l-Faḍl Manṣūr ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Ismāʿīl al-Ṭabarī al-Makhzūmī, judge and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/615
    Bahāʾ al-Dīn Ibn Shaddād — Names: Bahāʾ al-Dīn Ibn ShaddādBahāʾ al-Dīn Ibn Shaddād (d. 632/1234– 1235), military judge and biographer of Ṣalāḥ al-DīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/616
    Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad Ibrāhīm — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad IbrāhīmAbū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad Ibrāhīm, Andalusī judge and grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/84
    Ibn Ḥamawayh — Names: Ibn ḤamawayhIbn Ḥamawayh, Abū l-Fāḍl Muḥammad, judgeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/988

      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.