Index of Persons

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    Wildcard Characters:

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    "?" 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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    returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

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    Thus a search for:

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    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)

    Ibn al-Sikkīt — Names: Ibn al-SikkītIbn al-Sikkīt, philologist and lexicographer (d. ca. 243/857)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1124
    Marwān ibn Janāḥ — Names: Marwān ibn JanāḥMarwān ibn Janāḥ, Andalusian physician and philologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1522
    al-Maydānī, Abū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Maydānī, Abū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Muḥammadal-Maydānī, Abū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, philologist (d. 518/1124)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1548
    al-Mubarrad, Abū l-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Azdī — Names: al-Mubarrad, Abū l-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Azdīal-Mubarrad, Abū l-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Azdī, philologist, grammarian (d. 285/898)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1588
    Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Quff — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-QuffMuwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Quff, philologist and littérateur, father of the physician Ibn al-QuffURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1713
    Ṣāʿid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Rabaʿī al-Baghdādī — Names: Ṣāʿid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Rabaʿī al-BaghdādīṢāʿid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Rabaʿī al-Baghdādī (d. 417/1026), philologist AⅠ.1nURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1968
    al-Tibrīzī, Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlī — Names: al-Tibrīzī, Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlīal-Tibrīzī, Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʿAlī, called al-Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī, philologist (d. 502/1108–1109)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2228
    al-ʿAskarī — Names: al-ʿAskarīal-ʿAskarī, Abū Aḥmad, philologist, lexicographer (d. 382/993)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/581
    al-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilāl — Names: al-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilālal-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilāl, philologist (d. after 395/1005)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/582
    al-Aṣmaʿī — Names: al-Aṣmaʿīal-Aṣmaʿī, philologist (d. 213/828)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/583
    Ibn Fāris al-Qazwīnī — Names: Ibn Fāris al-QazwīnīIbn Fāris al-Qazwīnī (d. 395/1004), philologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/978

      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.