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.

Sancho ⅤⅠⅠ Names: Sancho ⅤⅠⅠSancho ⅤⅠⅠ, King of NavarreURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2002
Sanḥārīb — Names: SanḥārībSanḥārīb, Armenian ruler and patron of Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (active late 9th–early 10th-c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2003
al-Sanī al-Baʿlabakkī — Names: al-Sanī al-Baʿlabakkīal-Sanī al-Baʿlabakkī, Christian physician at DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2004
Ṣanjahal — Names: ṢanjahalṢanjahal, Indian physician and astrologerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2005
Sanjar, Aḥmad ibn Malikshāh — Names: Sanjar, Aḥmad ibn MalikshāhSanjar, Aḥmad ibn Malikshāh, Seljuq ruler (`reg.` 490–552/1118–1157)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2006
al-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīn — Names: al-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīnal-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīn, judgeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2007
al-Sarakhsī, Aḥmad ibn al-Ṭayyib — Names: al-Sarakhsī, Aḥmad ibn al-ṬayyibAḥmad ibn al-Ṭayyib al-Sarakhsīal-Sarakhsī, Aḥmad ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2008
al-Sarakhsī, Thiqat al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm — Names: al-Sarakhsī, Thiqat al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Karīmal-Sarakhsī, Thiqat al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2009
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Dalīl — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn DalīlAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Dalīl, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/201
Sarī al-Saqaṭī — Names: Sarī al-SaqaṭīSarī al-Saqaṭī, famous Sufi (d. 253/867)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2010
Ṣārim al-Dīn al-Tabnīnī — Names: Ṣārim al-Dīn al-TabnīnīṢārim al-Dīn al-Tabnīnī, Ayyubid emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2011
Sawārtakīn al-Farghānī — Names: Sawārtakīn al-FarghānīSawārtakīn al-Farghānī, servant of al-MuʿtaṣimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2013
Sawwār ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Sawwār ibn ʿAbd AllāhSawwār ibn ʿAbd AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2014
Sayf al-Dawlah Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥamdān al-Taghlibī — Names: Sayf al-Dawlah Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥamdān al-TaghlibīSayf al-Dawlah Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥamdān al-Taghlibī, Ḥamdānid emir (`reg.` 333–356/944–67)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2015
Sayf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Qīlīj (or Fulayḥ) — Names: Sayf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Qīlīj (or Fulayḥ)Sayf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Qīlīj (or Fulayḥ), emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2016
Sayf al-Dīn al-Kurdī — Names: Sayf al-Dīn al-KurdīSayf al-Dīn al-Kurdī, emir under ruler al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ IsmāʿīlURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2017
Sayf al-Dīn al-Mushidd Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar ibn Qizil — Names: Sayf al-Dīn al-Mushidd Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar ibn QizilSayf al-Dīn al-Mushidd Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar ibn Qizil, emir and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2018
Sayf ibn Dhī Yazan — Names: Sayf ibn Dhī YazanSayf ibn Dhī Yazan, legendary heroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2019
Abū l-Ḥasan ibn Hūd — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan ibn HūdAbū l-Ḥasan ibn Hūd, ʿAḍūd al-Dawlah, Hūdī ruler in Murcia and SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/202
Sayf al-Islām, Abū l-Fawāris al-Malik al-ʿAzīz Ẓahīr al-Dīn Ṭughtukīn ibn Ayyūb — Names: Sayf al-Islām, Abū l-Fawāris al-Malik al-ʿAzīz Ẓahīr al-Dīn Ṭughtukīn ibn AyyūbSayf al-Islām, Abū l-Fawāris al-Malik al-ʿAzīz Ẓahīr al-Dīn Ṭughtukīn ibn Ayyūb, brother of Saladin (d. 593/1197)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2020
al-Sayyid al-Naqīb al-Kāmil Ibn al-Sharīf al-Jalīl — Names: al-Sayyid al-Naqīb al-Kāmil Ibn al-Sharīf al-Jalīlal-Sayyid al-Naqīb al-Kāmil Ibn al-Sharīf al-Jalīl, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2021
al-Sayyidah — Names: al-Sayyidahal-Sayyidah (d. 419/1028), regent and mother of Majd al-DawlahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2022
Sejanus Names: SejanusSejanus, 1st-c. ＡⅮ Roman officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2023
Seleucus — Names: SeleucusSeleucus, founder of the Seleucid empireURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2024
Serenus — Names: SerenusSerenus, Methodist predecessor of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2025

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.