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.

Shams al-Dīn al-Khusrawshāhī, ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Shams al-Dīn al-Khusrawshāhī, ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd ibn ʿĪsāShams al-Dīn al-KhusrawshāhīShams al-Dīn al-Khusrawshāhī, ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd ibn ʿĪsā, physician, student of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī,URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2052
Chrysippus — Names: ChrysippusChrysippus, 3rd-c. BC Stoic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/674
al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Dīn Allāh) — Names: al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Dīn Allāh)al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Dīn Allāh), twelfth Fatimid caliph (`reg.` 544–549/1149–1154)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2347
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
Persius Names: PersiusPersius, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1807
Abū ʿAlī al-Jubbāʾī — Names: Abū ʿAlī al-JubbāʾīAbū ʿAlī al-Jubbāʾī, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (d. 303/915), Muʿtazilite from BasraURI: https://usaybia.net/person/104
ʿIzz al-Dawlah — Names: ʿIzz al-DawlahʿIzz al-Dawlah, brother of Muʾayyid al-Dīn Ibn al-ṢūfīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1289
Ibn al-Ṭayyib — Names: Ibn al-ṬayyibAbū l-Faraj ibn al-ṬayyibIbn al-Ṭayyib, Abū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh, Christian physician and philosopher (d. 435/1043)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1136
al-Ṭūsī, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar — Names: al-Ṭūsī, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffaral-Ṭūsī, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Muẓaffar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Muẓaffar, mathematician and astronomer (d. 610/1213)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2248
Nāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` Zakarī — Names: Nāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` ZakarīNāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` Zakarī, Ayyubid emir also known as Ibn ʿUlaymah, companion to al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ Najm al-Dīn AyyūbURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1753
Ibn al-Muwaffaqī — Names: Ibn al-MuwaffaqīIbn al-Muwaffaqī, unidentified physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1071
al-Bandahī — Names: al-Bandahīal-Bandahī, unidentified singerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/625
Tāj al-Dīn ibn Yūnus al-Bulghārī — Names: Tāj al-Dīn ibn Yūnus al-BulghārīTāj al-Dīn ibn Yūnus al-Bulghārī, writer on simple drugsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2175
al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh — Names: al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāhal-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 575–622/1180–1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1755
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-Naqqāsh (Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh al-Naqqāsh al-Baghdādī) — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-Naqqāsh (Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh al-Naqqāsh al-Baghdādī)Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-NaqqāshMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-Naqqāsh (Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh al-Naqqāsh al-Baghdādī), Damascus physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1596
ʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā — Names: ʿAlī ibn YaḥyāʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā, known as Ibn al-MunajjimʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā, known as Ibn al-Munajjim, secretary, companion of al-Maʾmūn, patron of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/483
al-Kīshī — Names: al-Kīshīal-Kīshī, author of a commentary on the Hippocratic `Aphorisms`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1411
ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿah — Names: ʿĀmir ibn ṢaʿṣaʿahʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿah, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/500
Antimachus — Names: AntimachusAntimachus, legendary physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/536
Ibn Kharūf — Names: Ibn KharūfIbn Kharūf, ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Kharūf, poet, grammarian (d. ca. 609/1212)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1030
Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Wāḍiḥ al-YaʿqūbīAbū l-ʿAbbās ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī, 3rd/9th-c. polymathURI: https://usaybia.net/person/61
Sumayyah — Names: SumayyahSumayyah, mother (possibly by Abū Sufyān, father of Muʿāwiyah) of Ziyād ibn Abīhī, governor of IraqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2160
Abū l-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-BaṣrīAbū l-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (? = Abū l-Ḥusayn al-Baṣrī, Muʿtazilite theologian)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/198
Shihāb al-Dīn Abū Shāmah — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn Abū ShāmahShihāb al-Dīn Abū Shāmah, authority on QurʾanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2083
al-Sukkarī, Ẓāfir ibn Jābir, Abū Ḥakīm — Names: al-Sukkarī, Ẓāfir ibn Jābir, Abū ḤakīmẒāfir ibn Jābir al-Sukkarīal-Sukkarī, Ẓāfir ibn Jābir, Abū Ḥakīm, physician son of Jābir ibn ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2144

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.