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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

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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 (554)

Mantias — Names: MantiasMantias, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1510
Marcus — Names: MarcusMarcus, physician of antiquity, pupil of GhūrusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1513
al-Māridīnī, Fakhr al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Salām — Names: al-Māridīnī, Fakhr al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-SalāmFakhr al-Dīn al-Māridīnīal Māridīnī Fakhr al Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al Salām physician and teacher of Shihāb al Dīn al Suhrawardī al Maqtūl...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1514
Marinus — Names: MarinusMarinus, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1515
Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍ — Names: Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍAbū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍ, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/152
Marwān ibn Janāḥ — Names: Marwān ibn JanāḥMarwān ibn Janāḥ, Andalusian physician and philologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1522
Māsarjawayh — Names: MāsarjawayhMāsarjawayh (also Māsarjīs, Persian Māsargōye), Jewish Umayyad physician and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1529
Abū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Muhandis — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-MuhandisAbū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Muhandis, geometrician and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/153
Māsawayh Abū Yūḥannā — Names: Māsawayh Abū YūḥannāMāsawayh Abū YuḥannāMāsawayh Abū Yūḥannā, physician in the service of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1531
al-Maṣdūm, Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Asdūn — Names: al-Maṣdūm, Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Asdūnal-Maṣdūmal-Maṣdūm, Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Asdūn, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1532
Masīḥ ibn Ḥakam — Names: Masīḥ ibn ḤakamMasīḥ ibn Ḥakam, physician at the court of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1535
Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī SulaymānAbū l-Faḍl ibn Abī Sulaymān, Christian physician of Egypt (d. 644/1246)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/154
Mattā Matthaeus the Elder — Names: Mattā Matthaeus the ElderMattā Matthaeus the Elder, physician of antiquity, pupil of MēnasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1544
Matthaeus the Younger — Names: Matthaeus the YoungerMatthaeus the Younger, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1545
Maximinus — Names: MaximinusMaximinus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1547
Melissus — Names: MelissusMelissus, Empiricist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1554
Mēnas — Names: MēnasMēnas, legendary Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1557
Menemachus — Names: MenemachusMenemachus, Methodist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1559
Abū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Waqqār — Names: Abū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-WaqqārAbū l-Faḍl ibn Abī l-WaqqārAbū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Waqqār, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/156
Menodotus — Names: MenodotusMenodotus, 2nd-c. empiricist physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1560
Methodists — Names: MethodistsMethodists, school of ancient Greek physiciansURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1561
Mīkhāʾīl ibn Māsawayh — Names: Mīkhāʾīl ibn MāsawayhMīkhāʾīl ibn Māsawayh, personal physician to al-Maʾmūn, brother of Yūḥannā ibn MāsawayhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1567
Milo of Agrigento — Names: Milo of AgrigentoMilo of Agrigento, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1568
Milon the Second — Names: Milon the SecondMilon the Second, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1570
al-Minfākh Miskawayh, Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Minfākh Miskawayh, Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn MuḥammadMiskawayhal-Minfākh Miskawayh, Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, philosopher and historian (d. 421/ 1030)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1571

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.