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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.

Results (2415)

al-ʿAbbās (ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib) — Names: al-ʿAbbās (ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib)al-ʿAbbās (ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib) – uncle of Muḥammad, ancestor of the Abbasids (d. ca. 32/653)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/3
ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī Sālim — Names: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī SālimʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī Sālim, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/30
Abū Naṣr ibn al-Daḥlī — Names: Abū Naṣr ibn al-DaḥlīAbū Naṣr ibn al-Daḥlī, oculist at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/300
Abū Naṣr ibn Nārī ibn Ayyūb — Names: Abū Naṣr ibn Nārī ibn AyyūbAbū Naṣr ibn Nārī ibn Ayyūb, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/301
Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Jahīr — Names: Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn JahīrAbū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Jahīr, Kāfī al-Kufāh (d. 483/1046–1047)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/302
Abū Naṣr Sābūr ibn Ardashīr — Names: Abū Naṣr Sābūr ibn ArdashīrAbū Naṣr Sābūr ibn Ardashīr, 4th/10th-c. vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/303
Abū Naṣr al-Saʿdī — Names: Abū Naṣr al-SaʿdīAbū Naṣr al-Saʿdī, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/304
Abū Naṣr Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-Masīḥī — Names: Abū Naṣr Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-MasīḥīAbū Naṣr ibn al-MasīḥīAbū Naṣr Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-Masīḥī, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/305
Abū Naṣr Yaḥyā ibn Jarīr al-Takrītī — Names: Abū Naṣr Yaḥyā ibn Jarīr al-TakrītīAbū Naṣr Yaḥyā ibn Jarīr al-TakrītīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/306
Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hāniʾ al-Ḥakamī — Names: Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hāniʾ al-ḤakamīAbū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hāniʾ al-Ḥakamī, poet (d. ca. 198/813)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/307
Abū l-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī l-ʿAqib — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī l-ʿAqibAbū l-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī l-ʿAqib, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/308
Abū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Baḥr — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn BaḥrAbū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Baḥr, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/309
ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Kātib (ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Yaḥyā ibn Saʿd) — Names: ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Kātib (ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Yaḥyā ibn Saʿd)ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Kātib (ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Yaḥyā ibn Saʿd, d. 132/750), secretary to Marwān ⅠⅠURI: https://usaybia.net/person/31
Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān, Ibn al-Ṣayrafī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān, Ibn al-ṢayrafīAbū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān, Ibn al-Ṣayrafī, Fatimid official (d. 532/1147)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/310
Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Ṭirād al-Zaynabī, al-Sharīf — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Ṭirād al-Zaynabī, al-SharīfAbū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Ṭirād al-Zaynabī, al-Sharīf, `naqīb al-nuqabāʾ` (d. 561/1166)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/311
Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-ʿAqib — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-ʿAqibAbū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī l-ʿAqib, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/312
Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Maḥmūd — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn MaḥmūdAbū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Maḥmūd (d. 319/931)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/313
Abū l-Qāsim Fayd ibn Najm — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Fayd ibn NajmAbū l-Qāsim Fayd ibn Najm, contemporary of Ibn al-KattānīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/314
Abū l-Qāsim Ghānim ibn Abī l-ʿAlāʾ al-Iṣbahānī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Ghānim ibn Abī l-ʿAlāʾ al-IṣbahānīAbū l-Qāsim Ghānim ibn Abī l-ʿAlāʾ al-Iṣbahānī, 4th/10th `or` 5th/11th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/315
Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl (= Ibn al-Qaṭṭān) — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl (= Ibn al-Qaṭṭān)Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-FaḍlAbū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl (= Ibn al-Qaṭṭān), poet and physician (d. 558/1163)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/316
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Abī Dulaf — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn Abī DulafAbū l-Qāsim ibn Abī DulafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/317
Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsāAbū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, son of vizier of al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/318
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Manẓūr — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ManẓūrAbū l-Qāsim ibn Manẓūr, chief qadi of SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/319
ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī — Names: ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-BaghdādīMuwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-BaghdādīIbn al-LabbādʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī, philosopher and physician, also known as Ibn al-Labbād (557–629/1162–1231)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/32
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-Ṣayrafī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-ṢayrafīAbū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-Ṣayrafī (d. 542/1147), Egyptian author who worked for the Fatimid chancelleryURI: https://usaybia.net/person/320

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.