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-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī — Names: Abū l-Ṭayyib al-ṬabarīAbū l-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī, Shāfiʿite jurist (d. 450/1058)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/367
Abū Thughrah, Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Iskāfī — Names: Abū Thughrah, Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-IskāfīAbū Thughrah, Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Iskāfī, 4th/10th-c. officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/368
Abū l-Tuqā Ṣāliḥ ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Sulaymān al-Qurashī `alias` Taqī al-Dīn — Names: Abū l-Tuqā Ṣāliḥ ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Sulaymān al-Qurashī `alias` Taqī al-DīnAbū l-Tuqā Ṣāliḥ ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Sulaymān al-Qurashī `alias` Taqī al-Dīn, teacher of ⅠＡＵ’s paternal uncleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/369
ʿAbd al-Muʾmin ibn ʿAbd al-Munʿim — Names: ʿAbd al-Muʾmin ibn ʿAbd al-MunʿimʿAbd al-Muʾmin ibn ʿAbd al-Munʿim, Damascene physician, served Ayyubid ruler al-Malik al-AshrafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/37
Abū ʿUbayd Allāh al-Faqīh (the Jurist), i.e. Aḥmad al-Maʿṣūmī — Names: Abū ʿUbayd Allāh al-Faqīh (the Jurist), i.e. Aḥmad al-MaʿṣūmīAbū ʿUbayd Allāh al-Faqīh (the Jurist), i.e. Aḥmad al-MaʿṣūmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/370
Abū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz — Names: Abū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzal-BakrīAbū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, Andalusian geographer, historian (d. 487/1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/371
Abū ʿUbayd al-Jūzjānī — Names: Abū ʿUbayd al-JūzjānīAbū ʿUbayd al-Jūzjānī, pupil and amanuensis of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/372
Abū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām al-Baghdādī — Names: Abū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām al-BaghdādīAbū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām al-Baghdādī, 8th-c. grammarian and Qurʾanic scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/373
Abū ʿUthmān — Names: Abū ʿUthmānAbū ʿUthmān, relative of Abū Nuwās’ mistress JanānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/374
Abū ʿUthmān al-Jazzār al-Yābisah — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-Jazzār al-YābisahAbū ʿUthmān al-Jazzār al-Yābisah, contemporary of Ibn JuljulURI: https://usaybia.net/person/375
Abū ʿUthmān al-Khālidī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-KhālidīAbū ʿUthmān al-Khālidī, 4th/10th-c. poet and man of letters, brother of Abū Bakr al-KhālidīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/376
Abū ʿUthmān al-Maghribī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān al-MaghribīAbū ʿUthmān al-Maghribī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/378
Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-Dimashqī — Names: Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-DimashqīAbū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn Yaʿqūb al-Dimashqī, translator and physician of ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā (active 302/924–925)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/379
ʿAbd al-Munʿim ibn ʿAbd al-Munʿim — Names: ʿAbd al-Munʿim ibn ʿAbd al-MunʿimʿAbd al-Munʿim ibn ʿAbd al-Munʿim, son of al-Jilyānī, oculistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/38
Abū l-Waḥsh Wuḥaysh al-Asadī Sabʿ ibn Khalaf — Names: Abū l-Waḥsh Wuḥaysh al-Asadī Sabʿ ibn KhalafAbū l-Waḥsh Wuḥaysh al-Asadī Sabʿ ibn Khalaf, poet (d. 579/1184)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/380
Abū Yaḥyā al-Marwazī — Names: Abū Yaḥyā al-MarwazīAbū Yaḥyā al-Marwazī, teacher of Abū Bishr Mattā ibn YūnusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/381
Abū Yaḥyā — Names: Abū YaḥyāAbū Yaḥyā, son of Abū al-Qāsim al-MaghribīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/382
Abū Yaḥyā — Names: Abū YaḥyāAbū Yaḥyā, source of an anecdote about the court of the caliph al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/383
Abū Yaḥyā ibn Qāsim al-Ishbīlī — Names: Abū Yaḥyā ibn Qāsim al-IshbīlīAbū Yaḥyā ibn Qāsim al-Ishbīlī, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/384
Abū Yaʿqūb al-Ahwāzī — Names: Abū Yaʿqūb al-AhwāzīAbū Yaʿqūb al-AhwāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/385
Abū Yaʿqūb al-Khuraymī, Isḥāq ibn Ḥassān — Names: Abū Yaʿqūb al-Khuraymī, Isḥāq ibn ḤassānAbū Yaʿqūb al-Khuraymī, Isḥāq ibn Ḥassān, poet courtier of Hārūn al-Rashīd and al-Amīn (d. 214/829)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/386
Abū Yūsuf al-Kātib ‘the Secretary’ — Names: Abū Yūsuf al-Kātib ‘the Secretary’Abū Yūsuf the SecretaryAbū Yūsuf al-Kātib ‘the Secretary’, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/387
Abū l-Ẓāhir Ismāʿīl — Names: Abū l-Ẓāhir IsmāʿīlAbū l-Ẓāhir Ismāʿīl, acquaintance of Ibn al-MuṭrānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/388
Abū Zakkār — Names: Abū ZakkārAbū Zakkār, singer under Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/389
ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Baghdādī — Names: ʿAbd al-Qādir al-BaghdādīʿAbd al-Qādir al-Baghdādī, man of letters and lexicographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/39

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.