Index of Persons

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    returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

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

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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

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    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 (13)

    Abū Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Hishām — Names: Abū Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥārith ibn HishāmAbū Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Hishām, prominent jurist and traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/125
    al-Khaṭṭābī — Names: al-Khaṭṭābīal-Khaṭṭābī, Ḥamd ibn Muḥammad, traditionist (d. ca. 388/998)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1394
    Laqīṭ — Names: LaqīṭLaqīṭ, traditionist (?Laqīṭ ibn Ṣabirah, one of Muḥammad’s Companions)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1423
    Muḥammad ibn Sallām al-Jumaḥī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Sallām al-JumaḥīMuḥammad ibn Sallām al-Jumaḥī, traditionist and author of `Ṭabaqāt al-shuʿarā` (d. ca. 231–232/845–6)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1632
    al-Shāfiʿī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh — Names: al-Shāfiʿī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāhal-Shāfiʿī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2038
    Ziyād — Names: ZiyādZiyād, traditionist (?Ziyād ibn Labīd, a Companion of Muḥammad)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2375
    Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥusayn [ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht] al-Nawbakhtī — Names: Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥusayn [ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht] al-NawbakhtīAbū Muḥammad al Ḥasan ibn al Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al ʿAbbās ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Sahl ibn Nawbakht al Nawbakhtī scribe and traditionist...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/283
    Anas ibn Mālik — Names: Anas ibn MālikAnas ibn Mālik, Companion of the Prophet, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/515
    Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī — Names: Dāwūd al-ṬāʾīDāwūd al-Ṭāʾī, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/703
    Habīb al-ʿAjamī — Names: Habīb al-ʿAjamīHabīb al-ʿAjamī, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/807
    Ibn Abī Shaybah — Names: Ibn Abī ShaybahIbn Abī Shaybah, Mālikī traditionist and historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/925
    Ibn al-Baṭṭī, Abū l-Fatḥ Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Baghdādī — Names: Ibn al-Baṭṭī, Abū l-Fatḥ Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-BaghdādīIbn al Baṭṭī Abū l Fatḥ Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al Bāqī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al Baghdādī Hadith scholar chief traditionist of Iraq `musnid...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/953
    Ibn Ḥibbān — Names: Ibn ḤibbānIbn Ḥibbān, traditionistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/999

      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.