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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Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsāZāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ (Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā)Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā, physician of Naṣr al-Dawlah and brother of Elias of NisibisURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2350
Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsāZāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ (Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā)Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, Abū Saʿīd Manṣūr ibn ʿĪsā, physician of Naṣr al-Dawlah and brother of Elias of NisibisURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2350
al-Zahrāwī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān — Names: al-Zahrāwī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn SulaymānAbū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān al-Zahrāwīal-Zahrāwī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn SulaymānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2352
Zahrūn — Names: ZahrūnZahrūn, contemporary of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2353
al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī — Names: al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarīal-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī, grammarian (d. 310/922)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2354
Zakariyyā ibn al-Ṭayfūrī — Names: Zakariyyā ibn al-ṬayfūrīZakariyyā ibn al-Ṭayfūrī, physician on campaign with al-Afshīn in 222/837URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2355
al-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar — Names: al-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmaral-Zamakhsharī, Abū l-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar, grammarian (467–538/1075– 1144)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2356
Zangī ibn Āq Sunqur, ʿImād al-Dīn — Names: Zangī ibn Āq Sunqur, ʿImād al-DīnZangī ibn Āq Sunqur, ʿImād al-Dīn (`reg.` 521– 541/1127–1146), founder of the Zangid dynasty of Mosul and AleppoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2357
Zankal — Names: ZankalZankal, Indian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2358
Zarāfah — Names: ZarāfahZarāfah, majordomo to al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2359
Zarathustra (Zarādusht) — Names: Zarathustra (Zarādusht)Zarathustra (Zarādusht)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2360
Zarayāyal — Names: ZarayāyalZarayāyal, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2361
Zarnab — Names: ZarnabZarnab, pupil of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2362
Zarūyā ibn Mānaḥūh al-Nāʿimī al-Ḥimṣī — Names: Zarūyā ibn Mānaḥūh al-Nāʿimī al-ḤimṣīZarūyā (Zarūbā?) ibn Mānaḥūh (Mājūh?) al-Nāʿimī al-Ḥimṣī, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2363
al-Zawzanī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-ʿAbdalakānī — Names: al-Zawzanī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-ʿAbdalakānīal-Zawzanī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-ʿAbdalakānī (d. 431/1040), poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2364
Zayd ibn Rāfiʿ — Names: Zayd ibn RāfiʿZayd ibn Rāfiʿ, `mawlā` of al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-WalīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2365
Zayn al-Dīn — Names: Zayn al-DīnZayn al-Dīn, the blind, philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2366
Zayn al-Dīn al-Ḥāfiẓī, Sulaymān — Names: Zayn al-Dīn al-Ḥāfiẓī, SulaymānZayn al-Dīn al-ḤāfiẓīZayn al-Dīn al-Ḥāfiẓī, Sulaymān, physician in Aleppo and Damascus under the AyyubidsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2367
Zayn al-Dīn al-Ḥāfiẓī, Sulaymān — Names: Zayn al-Dīn al-Ḥāfiẓī, SulaymānZayn al-Dīn al-ḤāfiẓīZayn al-Dīn al-Ḥāfiẓī, Sulaymān, physician in Aleppo and Damascus under the AyyubidsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2367
Zayn al-Dīn al-Kashshī — Names: Zayn al-Dīn al-KashshīZayn al-Dīn al-Kashshī, disciple of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī in MarandURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2368
Zayn al-Dīn ibn Muʿṭī — Names: Zayn al-Dīn ibn MuʿṭīZayn al-Dīn ibn Muʿṭī, grammarian (d. 628/ 1231)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2369
Zayn al-Ḥassāb — Names: Zayn al-ḤassābZayn al-Ḥassāb, unidentified 6th/12th-c. pupil of Abū l-Bayān ibn al-Mudawwar in EgyptURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2370
Zaynab — Names: ZaynabZaynab, the Physician of the Banū AwdZaynab, female physician of the Banū AwdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2371
Zaynab — Names: ZaynabZaynab, the Physician of the Banū AwdZaynab, female physician of the Banū AwdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2371

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.