Index of Persons

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.

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Abū Bakr ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-Quhistānī — Names: Abū Bakr ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-QuhistānīAbū Bakr ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-Quhistānī, poet (ca. 435/1043), ?author of lines ascribed to Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/123
Abū Bakrah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah — Names: Abū Bakrah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahAbū Bakrah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah, son of the slave-girl Sumayyah and, probably, the physician al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/136
Abū Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn Mālik — Names: Abū Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn MālikAbū Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn Mālik, tribal heroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/138
Abū Bishr — Names: Abū BishrAbū Bishr, ‘the Physician to Rulers’Abū Bishr, `ṭabīb al-ʿaẓīmiyyah`, physician in Egypt under al-ḤākimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/143
Abū Bishr al-Baqarī — Names: Abū Bishr al-BaqarīAbū Bishr al-BaqarīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/144
Abū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnān (`or` Yūnus) — Names: Abū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnān (`or` Yūnus)Mattā ibn YūnānAbū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnān (`or` Yūnus), Christian Aristotelian translator (d. 328/940)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/145
Abū Dhiʾb — Names: Abū DhiʾbAbū Dhiʾb, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/146
Abū Dhuʾayb al-Hudhalī — Names: Abū Dhuʾayb al-HudhalīAbū Dhuʾayb al-Hudhalī, poet (d. ca. 26/647)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/147
Abū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn Idrīs — Names: Abū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn IdrīsAbū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn Idrīs, 2nd– 3rd/8th–9th-c. commander, poet and musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/148
Abū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭār — Names: Abū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭārAbū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭār, protector of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/173
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-WāsiṭīAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/174
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn MaymūnAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/175
Abū Ghānim — Names: Abū GhānimAbū Ghānim, father of Abū MuslimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/176
Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ — Names: Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn SunbāṭAbū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ, Biṭrīq al-BaṭāriqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/177
Abū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ al-KirmānīAbū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī, author of `Akhbār al- Barāmikah`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/180
Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī) — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī)Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī), companion of Ibn TūmartURI: https://usaybia.net/person/181
Abū Ḥakam — Names: Abū ḤakamAbū Ḥakam, Christian physician serving MuʿāwiyahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/184
Abū Ḥanīfah al-Dīnawarī — Names: Abū Ḥanīfah al-DīnawarīAbū Ḥanīfah al-Dīnawarī (d. 282–283/896), author of `K. al-Nabāt`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/188
Abū Hāshim al-Masrūr the Elder (al-Kabīr) — Names: Abū Hāshim al-Masrūr the Elder (al-Kabīr)Abū Hāshim al-Masrūr the Elder (al-Kabīr), courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/214
Abū Hāshim ʿAbd al-Salām — Names: Abū Hāshim ʿAbd al-SalāmAbū Hāshim ʿAbd al-Salām, son of al-Jubbāʾī, Muʿtazilite theologian (d. 321/933)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/213
Abū Ḥātim al-Balkhī — Names: Abū Ḥātim al-BalkhīAbū Ḥātim al-Balkhī, otherwise unknown translator, presumably from Persian into BactrianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/215
Abū Ḥāzim al-Qāḍī — Names: Abū Ḥāzim al-QāḍīAbū Ḥāzim al-Qāḍī, recipient of a treatise by al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/216
Abū Hilāl al-Ḥimṣī — Names: Abū Hilāl al-ḤimṣīHilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-ḤimṣīAbū Hilāl al-Ḥimṣī, physician, father of Hilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-ḤimṣīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/217
Abū Isḥāq al-Shīrāzī — Names: Abū Isḥāq al-ShīrāzīAbū Isḥāq al-Shīrāzī, author of `A Guide to Jurisprudence`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/236
Abū Isḥāq ibn Hūd Sharaf al-Dawlah — Names: Abū Isḥāq ibn Hūd Sharaf al-DawlahAbū Isḥāq ibn Hūd Sharaf al-Dawlah, Hūdī ruler in Murcia and SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/231

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.