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.

Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-Ḥarrānī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-ḤarrānīRashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-Ḥarrānī, teacher of HadithURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1913
Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-ṢūrīRashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī, physician, botanist and pharmacologist, student of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādi (573–639/1177–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1914
Rashīq — Names: RashīqRashīq, servant of Ibn al-JazzārURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1915
Ravigupta Names: RaviguptaRavigupta, author of `Siddhasāra` (`K. Sindhashār`) (active 650)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1916
Ray Names: RayRay, Indian scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1917
Raymond of Tripoli Names: Raymond of TripoliRaymond of Tripoli, regent of Baldwin Ⅴ of JerusalemURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1918
al-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā — Names: al-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ZakariyyāAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzīal-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā, physician and philosopher (ca. 250– 313/854–925)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1919
Abū l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭabarī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-ṬabarīAbū l-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭabarī, 4th/10th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/192
al-Rāzī, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn — Names: al-Rāzī, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīnal-Rāzī, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn, eldest son of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1920
al-Rāzī, Shams al-Dīn also known as Fakhr al-Dīn — Names: al-Rāzī, Shams al-Dīn also known as Fakhr al-Dīnal-Rāzī, Shams al-Dīn also known as Fakhr al-Dīn, youngest son of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1921
al-Riḍā — Names: al-Riḍāal-Riḍā (al-Raḍī?), vizier of al-JazīrahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1922
Riḍwān — Names: RiḍwānRiḍwān, guardian angel of ParadiseURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1923
Romanos — Names: RomanosRomanos, Byzantine EmperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1924
Rūfīl (`or` Rūbīl) — Names: Rūfīl (`or` Rūbīl)Rūfīl (`or` Rūbīl), apparently teacher of Abū Bishr Mattā ibn YūnusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1925
Rufus of Ephesus — Names: Rufus of EphesusRufus of Ephesus, Greek physician (active 100)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1926
Rukn al-Dawlah, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Būyah — Names: Rukn al-Dawlah, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn BūyahRukn al-Dawlah, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Būyah (d. 366/976), Buyid emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1927
al-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzī — Names: al-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzīal-Rukn al-Dīn al-Rāzī, brother of Fakhr al-Dīn al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1928
al-Rumaylī — Names: al-Rumaylīal-Rumaylī, 5th/11th-c. Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1929
Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlīAbū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī, al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Egyptian physician,URI: https://usaybia.net/person/193
Rūsā (`or` Rūshī `or` Zūsī) — Names: Rūsā (`or` Rūshī `or` Zūsī)Rūsā (`or` Rūshī `or` Zūsī), female Indian medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1930
Ṣāb, or Ṭāṭ — Names: Ṣāb, or ṬāṭṢāb, or Ṭāṭ, son of Idrīs and reputed ancestor of the SabiansURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1931
Sabrishoʿ ibn Quṭrub (written Shīrshūʿ `or` Shīrīshūʿ) — Names: Sabrishoʿ ibn Quṭrub (written Shīrshūʿ `or` Shīrīshūʿ)Sabrīshūʿ ibn Quṭrub (Sabrishoʿ bar Quṭrub)Sabrishoʿ ibn Quṭrub (written Shīrshūʿ `or` Shīrīshūʿ), physician from GondēshāpūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1932
Sābūr Dhū l-Aktāf, Shāpūr ⅠⅠ — Names: Sābūr Dhū l-Aktāf, Shāpūr ⅠⅠSābūr Dhū l-Aktāf, Shāpūr ⅠⅠ (`reg.` 309–379), Persian King of KingsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1933
Sābūr ibn Sahl — Names: Sābūr ibn SahlSābūr ibn Sahl, early 3rd/9th-c. Christian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1934
Saʿd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sahl al-Baghdādī al-ʿAwwād — Names: Saʿd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sahl al-Baghdādī al-ʿAwwādSaʿd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sahl al-Baghdādī al-ʿAwwād, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1935

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.