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.

Abū l-Karam — Names: Abū l-KaramAbū l-Karam, possibly identical with Abū l-KirāmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/253
Abū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭālib — Names: Abū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī ṬālibAbū l-KhaṭṭābAbū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭālib, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/254
Abū l-Khayr — Names: Abū l-KhayrAbū l-Khayr, blood-letterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/255
Abū l-Khayr — Names: Abū l-KhayrAbū l-Khayr, surgeon at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/256
Abū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-Fāris — Names: Abū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-FārisAbū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-Fāris (the knight), son of Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī FānahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/257
Abū l-Khayr al-Masīḥī — Names: Abū l-Khayr al-MasīḥīAbū l-Khayr al-Masīḥī, physician to caliph al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/258
Abū Lahab — Names: Abū LahabAbū Lahab, nickname of one of Muḥammad’s unclesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/259
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn ṬāhirʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir, governor of KhorasanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/26
Abū l-Maʿālī al-Sulamī — Names: Abū l-Maʿālī al-SulamīAbū l-Maʿālī al-Sulamī, poet also known as ShaftarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/260
Abū l-Maʿālī ibn Tammām — Names: Abū l-Maʿālī ibn TammāmAbū l-Maʿālī ibn Tammām, physician of SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/261
Abū Māhir Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār — Names: Abū Māhir Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn SayyārAbū Māhir Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/262
Abū l-Majd ibn Abī l-Ḥakam — Names: Abū l-Majd ibn Abī l-ḤakamAbū l-Majd ibn Abī l-Ḥakam, physician, astronomer, geometricianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/263
Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Azharī — Names: Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-AzharīAbū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Azharī (d. 370/980), lexicographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/264
Abū Manṣūr Buwayh (`or` Būyah) ibn Bahāʾ al-Dawlah — Names: Abū Manṣūr Buwayh (`or` Būyah) ibn Bahāʾ al-DawlahAbū Manṣūr Buwayh (`or` Būyah) ibn Bahāʾ al-Dawlah, emir of emirs, Būyid dynastyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/265
Abū Manṣūr ibn Zaylā — Names: Abū Manṣūr ibn ZaylāAbū Manṣūr ibn Zaylā, student of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/266
Abū Manṣūr al-Jabbān — Names: Abū Manṣūr al-JabbānAbū Manṣūr al-Jabbān, grammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/267
Abū Manṣūr Mumahhid al-Dawlah Saʿīd — Names: Abū Manṣūr Mumahhid al-Dawlah SaʿīdAbū Manṣūr Mumahhid al-Dawlah Saʿīd, Marwānid Emir of Diyarbakr (`reg.` 997– 1011)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/268
Abū Manṣūr al-Naṣrānī — Names: Abū Manṣūr al-NaṣrānīAbū Manṣūr al-Naṣrānī, Christian physician under Ṣalāḥ al-DīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/269
ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ZubayrʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr, prominent opponent of the Umayyad caliphsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/27
Abū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn Hārūn — Names: Abū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn HārūnAbū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn Hārūn, companion of ʿAḍud al-DawlahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/270
Abū Marīn al-Bajjān — Names: Abū Marīn al-BajjānAbū Marīn al-Bajjān, unidentified contemporary of Ibn al-KattānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/271
Abū Marwān ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Qablāl — Names: Abū Marwān ʿAbd al-Malik ibn QablālAbū Marwān ʿAbd al-Malik ibn QablālURI: https://usaybia.net/person/272
Abū Marwān Aḥmad al-Bājī — Names: Abū Marwān Aḥmad al-BājīAbū Marwān Aḥmad al-Bājī, son of the qadi Abū Marwān Muḥammad al-BājīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/273
Abū Marwān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Lakhmī al-Bājī — Names: Abū Marwān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Lakhmī al-BājīAbū Marwān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Lakhmī al-Bājī, Sevillian jurist and informant of ⅠＡＵURI: https://usaybia.net/person/274
Abū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Balkhī — Names: Abū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-BalkhīAbū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-BalkhīAbū MaʿšarAbū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Balkhī, astronomer and astrologer in BaghdadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/275

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.