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.

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-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
Abū ʿIṣmah al-Shīʿī (`or` al-Shaʿbī, al-Shabīʿī, al-Subayʿī?) — Names: Abū ʿIṣmah al-Shīʿī (`or` al-Shaʿbī, al-Shabīʿī, al-Subayʿī?)Abū ʿIṣmah al-Shīʿī (`or` al-Shaʿbī, al-Shabīʿī, al-Subayʿī?), captain of the guard under al-AmīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/237
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
Zeno the Elder — Names: Zeno the ElderZeno the Elder, i.e. Zeno of Elea, Presocratic Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2372
Zeno the Younger — Names: Zeno the YoungerZeno the Younger, i.e. Zeno of Citium, Hellenistic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2373
Zeno of Cyprus Names: Zeno of CyprusZeno of Cyprus, 4th-c. ＡⅮ Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2374
Ziyād — Names: ZiyādZiyād, traditionist (?Ziyād ibn Labīd, a Companion of Muḥammad)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2375
Ziyād ibn Abīhi (Ziyād ibn Abī Sufyān) — Names: Ziyād ibn Abīhi (Ziyād ibn Abī Sufyān)Ziyād ibn Abīhi (also known as Ziyād ibn Abī Sufyān), governor of Iraq and the eastern provinces under MuʿāwiyahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2376
Ziyādat Allāh ibn al-Aghlab al-Tamīmī — Names: Ziyādat Allāh ibn al-Aghlab al-TamīmīZiyādat Allāh ibn al-Aghlab al-Tamīmī, last Aghlabid emir in Ifrīqiyah (`reg.` 290– 296/903–907)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2377
Zubaydah Umm Jaʿfar — Names: Zubaydah Umm JaʿfarZubaydah Umm Jaʿfar, wife of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2378
al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām — Names: al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwāmal-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām, fought on ʿĀʾishah’s side at the Battle of the Camel, killed by Ibn JurmūzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2379
Abū l-ʿIzz al-Mawṣilī — Names: Abū l-ʿIzz al-MawṣilīAbū l-ʿIzz al-Mawṣilī, scholar of Qurʾanic sciences, probably Yūsuf, father of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/238
Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī)Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī), author of `K. al-Aghānī`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2380
Abū l-Muẓaffar — Names: Abū l-MuẓaffarAbū l-Muẓaffar, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2381
al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūb — Names: al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūbal-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūb [brother of Abū l-Maʿālī ibn Tammām]URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2382
Gaius (Gaius Julius Caesar known as Caligula) — Names: Gaius (Gaius Julius Caesar known as Caligula)Gaius (Gaius Julius Caesar known as Caligula), 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2383
ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī Khwārazm Shāh — Names: ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī Khwārazm ShāhʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī Khwārazm ShāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2384
John Philoponus — Names: John PhiloponusJohn Philoponus, Neoplatonist Christian philosopher (ca. 490–575)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2385
al-Muntaṣir bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muntaṣir bi-Allāhal-Muntaṣir bi-Allāh, eleventh Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 247–248/861–62) –URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2386
Mūsā — Names: MūsāMūsā, MosesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2388

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.