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.

al-Jāḥiẓ — Names: al-Jāḥiẓal-Jāḥiẓ, Abū ʿUthmān ʿAmr ibn Baḥr, author of works of adab, theology, etc. (d. 255/868–869)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1306
Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī) — Names: Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī)Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī), philosopher from PersiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1731
Serenus — Names: SerenusSerenus, Methodist predecessor of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2025
Dāwūd ibn Daylam — Names: Dāwūd ibn DaylamDāwūd ibn Daylam, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/699
Simplicius — Names: SimpliciusSimplicius, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2114
Ibn Mājah — Names: Ibn MājahIbn Mājah, compiler of a canonical collection of hadithsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1039
Alfonso ⅤⅠⅠⅠ — Names: Alfonso ⅤⅠⅠⅠAlfonso ⅤⅠⅠⅠ, king of CastileURI: https://usaybia.net/person/460
Shihāb al-Dīn al-Ghūrī (Muḥammad ibn Sām Ⅰ, Shihāb al-Dīn, Muʿizz al-Dīn al-Ghūrī) — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn al-Ghūrī (Muḥammad ibn Sām Ⅰ, Shihāb al-Dīn, Muʿizz al-Dīn al-Ghūrī)Shihāb al Dīn al Ghūrī Muḥammad ibn Sām Ⅰ Shihāb al Dīn Muʿizz al Dīn al Ghūrī sultan of Ghūrid empire with his brother...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2084
Ẓāfir ibn Tamīm — Names: Ẓāfir ibn TamīmẒāfir ibn Tamīm, physician, presumably of Ibn al-ʿAynzarbīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2349
Shahdā al-Karkhī — Names: Shahdā al-KarkhīShahdā al-Karkhī, Syriac translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2043
Khwārazmshāh Abū l-ʿAbbās Maʾmūn ibn Maʾmūn (`recte` Muḥammad) — Names: Khwārazmshāh Abū l-ʿAbbās Maʾmūn ibn Maʾmūn (`recte` Muḥammad)Khwārazmshāh Abū l-ʿAbbās Maʾmūn ibn Maʾmūn (`recte` Muḥammad), ruler of Khwārazm (d. 387/997)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1404
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Sarrāj — Names: Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-SarrājAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Sarrāj, grammarian (d. ca. 330/942)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/130
Abū Sahl ibn Nawbakht — Names: Abū Sahl ibn NawbakhtAbū Sahl ibn Nawbakht, member of the Nawbakht family of courtiers (real name Kharkhashā Damāh Ṭīmādhāh Mādhariyād Khusraw Abhamshād), associate of al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/335
Ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir, Jamāl al-Dīn (al-Shaykh al-Imām al-ʿĀlim Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAqīl al-Qaysī, also known as Ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir) — Names: Ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir, Jamāl al-Dīn (al-Shaykh al-Imām al-ʿĀlim Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAqīl al-Qaysī, also known as Ibn Abī l-Ḥawāfir)Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Abī l-ḤawāfirIbn Abī l Ḥawāfir Jamāl al Dīn al Shaykh al Imām al ʿĀlim Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAqīl al...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/920
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
Tāj al-Mulk [al-Qūhī] — Names: Tāj al-Mulk [al-Qūhī]Tāj al-Mulk [al-Qūhī], general of Samāʾ al-Dawlah’s armies at HamadanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2178
Ibn Bābashādh, Abū l-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad al-Miṣrī — Names: Ibn Bābashādh, Abū l-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad al-MiṣrīIbn Bābashādh, Abū l-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad al-Miṣrī, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/940
Abū l-ʿAynāʾ al-Miṣrī — Names: Abū l-ʿAynāʾ al-MiṣrīAbū l-ʿAynāʾ al-Miṣrī, teacher of Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ibn ZuhrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/117
Ibn Duminj [Domingo?] — Names: Ibn Duminj [Domingo?]Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Khamīs ibn ʿĀmir ibn Duminj [Domingo?]Ibn Duminj [Domingo?], Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Khamīs ibn ʿĀmirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/973
Taqī l-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl (Abū l-Majd Taqī al-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl) — Names: Taqī l-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl (Abū l-Majd Taqī al-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl)Taqī l-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl (Abū l-Majd Taqī al-Dīn Khazʿal ibn ʿAskar ibn Khalīl), grammarian (d. 623/1226)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2183
Ibn Abī l-Sāj — Names: Ibn Abī l-SājIbn Abī l-SājURI: https://usaybia.net/person/924
Miʾat Alf Names: Miʾat AlfMiʾat Alf, the mother of Abū l-ʿAshāʾir (probably Abū l-ʿAshāʾir [Jaysh] ibn Khumārawayh, third ruler of the Tulunid dynasty)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1562
Ibn Aflaḥ, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Aflaḥ al-kātib — Names: Ibn Aflaḥ, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Aflaḥ al-kātibIbn Aflaḥ, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Aflaḥ al-kātib, poet (d. 535/1141)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/931
Aḥmad al-Ḥājib — Names: Aḥmad al-ḤājibAḥmad al-Ḥājib, possibly Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn al-Furāt (d. 312/924)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/419
Muʾnis al-Khādim — Names: Muʾnis al-KhādimMuʾnis al-Khādim, servant of al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1663

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.