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 Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mūsā ibn Yūjān — Names: Abū Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mūsā ibn YūjānAbū Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mūsā ibn Yūjān, vizier of the Almohad ruler al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/390
Abū Zayd al-Anṣārī — Names: Abū Zayd al-AnṣārīAbū Zayd al-Anṣārī, 9th-c. grammarian and lexicographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/391
Abū Zayd al-Balkhī, Aḥmad b. Sahl — Names: Abū Zayd al-Balkhī, Aḥmad b. SahlAbū Zayd al-Balkhī, Aḥmad b. Sahl (d. 322/ 934), philosopher and contemporary of al-RāzīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/392
Abū Zurʿah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān al-Azdī al-Baṣrī — Names: Abū Zurʿah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān al-Azdī al-BaṣrīAbū Zurʿah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān al-Azdī al-Baṣrī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/393
Abū Zurʿah Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir al-Maqdisī al-Hamadhānī — Names: Abū Zurʿah Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir al-Maqdisī al-HamadhānīAbū Zurʿah Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir al-Maqdisī al-Hamadhānī, scholar of Hadith (481/1088–566/1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/394
Achilles — Names: AchillesAchilles, legendary ancient Greek heroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/395
Acratus ‘the musician’ — Names: Acratus ‘the musician’Acratus ‘the musician’, Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/396
Acron of Agrigento — Names: Acron of AgrigentoAcron of Agrigento, prominent Empiricist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/397
Adam — Names: AdamAdam, first manURI: https://usaybia.net/person/398
al-ʿĀḍid bi-Allāh (Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mawlā Abī l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn al-Imām al-Ḥāfiẓ li-Dīn Allāh) — Names: al-ʿĀḍid bi-Allāh (Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mawlā Abī l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn al-Imām al-Ḥāfiẓ li-Dīn Allāh)al ʿĀḍid bi Allāh Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al Mawlā Abī l Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn al Imām al Ḥāfiẓ li Dīn Allāh last...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/399
al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī (Abū Quraysh) — Names: al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī (Abū Quraysh)al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī (Abū Quraysh), grandson of al-Mahdī, nephew of Mūsā al-Hādī and Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/4
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ashʿath — Names: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-AshʿathʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ashʿath, leader of a revolt against the Umayyad governor, al-Ḥajjāj ibn YūsufURI: https://usaybia.net/person/40
ʿAdnān — Names: ʿAdnānʿAdnān, legendary ancestor of the northern Arabian tribesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/400
ʿAḍud al-Dawlah, Abū Shujāʿ Fannā Khusraw — Names: ʿAḍud al-Dawlah, Abū Shujāʿ Fannā KhusrawʿAḍud al-Dawlah, Abū Shujāʿ Fannā Khusraw, Būyid emir (d. 372/983)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/401
ʿAḍud al-Dīn Abū al-Faraj ibn Raʾīs al-Ruʾasāʾ — Names: ʿAḍud al-Dīn Abū al-Faraj ibn Raʾīs al-RuʾasāʾʿAḍud al-Dīn Abū al-Faraj ibn Raʾīs al-Ruʾasāʾ, vizier to al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-Amr AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/402
al-ʿAḍud ibn Munqidh, ʿAḍud al-Dīn [`or` ʿAḍud al-Dawlah] Abū l-Fawāris Murhaf ibn Usāmah — Names: al-ʿAḍud ibn Munqidh, ʿAḍud al-Dīn [`or` ʿAḍud al-Dawlah] Abū l-Fawāris Murhaf ibn Usāmahal-ʿAḍud ibn Munqidh, ʿAḍud al-Dīn [`or` ʿAḍud al-Dawlah] Abū l-Fawāris Murhaf ibn Usāmah (d. 613/1216), son of Usāmah ibn MunqidhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/403
Aephicianus — Names: AephicianusAephicianus, associate of SatyrusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/404
Aeschines — Names: AeschinesAeschines, Greek statesman and orator (d. 314BC)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/405
Aetius of Amida — Names: Aetius of AmidaAetius of Amida, 6th-c. medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/406
al-Naḥwī al-Mawṣilī — Names: al-Naḥwī al-Mawṣilīal-Naḥwī al-Mawṣilī, grammarian (d. 666/1267)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/407
al-Afḍal ibn Amīr al-Juyūsh — Names: al-Afḍal ibn Amīr al-Juyūshal-Afḍal ibn Amīr al-Juyūsh, Fatimid vizier 487–515/1094–1121URI: https://usaybia.net/person/408
ʿAfīf ibn Sukkarah — Names: ʿAfīf ibn SukkarahʿAfīf ibn Sukkarah, Jewish physician from Aleppo (active 584/1188)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/409
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Isḥāq ibn al-Haytham — Names: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Isḥāq ibn al-HaythamʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Isḥāq ibn al-Haytham, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/41
Afqūrshāh — Names: AfqūrshāhAfqūrshāh, pre-Islamic Persian rulerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/410
al-Afshīn — Names: al-Afshīnal-Afshīn, princely title of Ḥaydar ibn Kāwūs, general of al-Maʾmūn and al-MuʿtaṣimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/411

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.