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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)

Abū Salīm — Names: Abū SalīmAbū Salīm, courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/344
Abū l-Ṣalt — Names: Abū l-ṢaltAbū l-Ṣalt (active 10th-c.), bonesetter at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/345
Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī — Names: Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-IshbīlīAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī, physician and poet (d. 528/1134)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/346
Abū l-Sammāl al-Asadī — Names: Abū l-Sammāl al-AsadīAbū l-Sammāl al-Asadī, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/347
Abū l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-Shaybānī — Names: Abū l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-ShaybānīAbū l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-Shaybānī, Shi’ite rebelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/348
Abū Shākir ibn Abī Sulaymān — Names: Abū Shākir ibn Abī SulaymānAbū Shākir ibn Abī Sulaymān, Christian physician of Egypt (d. 613/1216)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/349
ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān — Names: ʿAbd al-Malik ibn MarwānʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān, fifth Umayyad caliph (`reg.` 65–86/685–705)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/35
Abū Shās — Names: Abū ShāsAbū Shās, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/350
Abū l-Shawk Fāris ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAnnāz — Names: Abū l-Shawk Fāris ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAnnāzAbū l-Shawk Fāris ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAnnāz (`reg.` 401–437/1010–1045)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/351
Abū Simāk al-Asadī — Names: Abū Simāk al-AsadīAbū Simāk al-Asadī, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/352
Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayyah — Names: Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn UmayyahAbū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayyah, father of Muʿāwiyah and opponent of MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/353
Abū Suhayl — Names: Abū SuhaylAbū Suhayl, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/354
Abū Sulaym Faraj — Names: Abū Sulaym FarajAbū Sulaym Faraj, Turkish `mawlā` of Hārūn al-Rashīd and governorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/355
Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī Fānah — Names: Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī FānahAbū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī Fānah, Christian physician from Jerusalem serving FatimidsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/356
Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Abū Sulaymān Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Bahrām al-Sijistānī, known as al-Manṭiqī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Abū Sulaymān Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Bahrām al-Sijistānī, known as al-ManṭiqīAbū Sulaymān al-SijistānīMuḥammad ibn Ṭāhir Abū Sulaymān Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Bahrām al-Sijistānī, known as al-Manṭiqī, philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/357
Abū Ṭāhir Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Silafī al-Iṣfahānī — Names: Abū Ṭāhir Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Silafī al-IṣfahānīAbū Ṭāhir Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Silafī al-Iṣfahānī, teacher of HadithURI: https://usaybia.net/person/358
Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’) — Names: Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’)Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’), scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/359
ʿAbd al-Muʾmin — Names: ʿAbd al-MuʾminʿAbd al-Muʾmin, Almohad ruler (d. 558/1163)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/36
Abū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn Jumayʿ — Names: Abū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn JumayʿAbū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn Jumayʿ, son of Ibn JumayʿURI: https://usaybia.net/person/360
Abū l-Ṭāhir Yaḥyā ibn Tamīm ibn Muʿizz ibn Bādīs — Names: Abū l-Ṭāhir Yaḥyā ibn Tamīm ibn Muʿizz ibn BādīsAbū l-Ṭāhir Yaḥyā ibn Tamīm ibn Muʿizz ibn Bādīs, Zirid emir of MahdiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/361
Abū Ṭālib — Names: Abū ṬālibAbū Ṭālib, uncle of ʿUmar ibn MaʿaddURI: https://usaybia.net/person/362
Abū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib — Names: Abū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-MuṭṭalibAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, uncle of MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/363
Abū Tammām — Names: Abū TammāmAbū Tammām, poet (d. ca. 231/845)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/364
Abū Tammām al-Bārid (‘the Cold One’), ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Abū Tammām al-Bārid (‘the Cold One’), ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn al-ḤusaynAbū Tammām al-Bārid (‘the Cold One’), ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn al-Ḥusayn, 6th/12th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/365
Abū l-Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al-Nuʿmān — Names: Abū l-Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al-NuʿmānAbū l Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al Nuʿmān unidentified contemporary of Ibn Riḍwān `or` = the Shi ite theologian Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad b Muḥammad...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/366

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.