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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.

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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)

ʿAbd al-Wadūd al-Ṭabīb — Names: ʿAbd al-Wadūd al-ṬabībʿAbd al-Wadūd al-Ṭabīb, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/46
Alfonso ⅤⅠⅠⅠ — Names: Alfonso ⅤⅠⅠⅠAlfonso ⅤⅠⅠⅠ, king of CastileURI: https://usaybia.net/person/460
ʿAlī, known as al-Fayyūm — Names: ʿAlī, known as al-FayyūmʿAlī, known as al-Fayyūm, Christian patron of translators including Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq, governor of the Egyptian district of FayyūmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/461
ʿAlī — Names: ʿAlīʿAlī, son of caliph al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/462
ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Majūsī — Names: ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās al-MajūsīʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās al-MajūsīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/463
ʿAlī [ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā] — Names: ʿAlī [ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā]ʿAlī [ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā], brother of `the` Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/464
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib — Names: ʿAlī ibn Abī ṬālibʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muḥammad, last of the ‘Rightly Guided’ caliphsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/465
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Qayrawānī — Names: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-QayrawānīʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Qayrawānī, dream interpreter: probably an error for Makkī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Qayrawānī, q.v. ʿAlī ibn ʿAyyāsh, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/466
ʿAlī ibn Bulbul (`al-wazīr`) — Names: ʿAlī ibn Bulbul (`al-wazīr`)ʿAlī ibn Bulbul (`al-wazīr`)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/467
ʿAlī ibn Ḥāmid — Names: ʿAlī ibn ḤāmidʿAlī ibn Ḥāmid, oculist, father of the physician Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/468
ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn — Names: ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīnʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn, fourth Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/469
ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn ʿAlī — Names: ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn ʿAlīʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn ʿAlī, courtier of al-MuʿtaṣimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/47
ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Baks, Abū l-Ḥasan — Names: ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Baks, Abū l-ḤasanAbū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn BaksʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Baks, Abū l-Ḥasan, physician at ʿAḍudī Hospital (d. 394/1003–1004)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/470
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī al-Kaḥḥāl — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī al-KaḥḥālʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī al-Kaḥḥāl (The Oculist)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/471
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāh, Abū l-Ḥasan — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāh, Abū l-ḤasanʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Dāʾūd ibn al-Jarrāh, Abū l-Ḥasan, twice vizier under al-Muqtadir billāh (d. 334/996)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/472
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Māhān — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn MāhānʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā ibn Māhān, guard commander under caliphs al-Mahdī and Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/473
ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā al-Rabaʿī, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Naḥwī — Names: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā al-Rabaʿī, Abū al-Ḥasan al-NaḥwīʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā al-Rabaʿī, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Naḥwī (the Grammarian) (d. 420/1029)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/474
ʿAlī ibn al-Jahm — Names: ʿAlī ibn al-JahmʿAlī ibn al-Jahm, poet active mainly in Baghdad (d. 249/863)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/475
ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī — Names: ʿAlī ibn al-MahdīʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī, son of al-Mahdī, known as Abū QurayshURI: https://usaybia.net/person/476
ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Tamīmī — Names: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-TamīmīʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Tamīmī, son of the physician al-TamīmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/477
ʿAlī ibn Mūsā, al-Riḍā — Names: ʿAlī ibn Mūsā, al-RiḍāʿAlī ibn Mūsā, al-Riḍā, eighth imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/478
ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban al-Ṭabarī — Names: ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban al-ṬabarīIbn Rabban al-ṬabarīʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban al-Ṭabarī, 3rd/9th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/479
ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Thaqafī — Names: ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-ThaqafīʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Thaqafī, grandfather of Abū MayyahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/48
ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān — Names: ʿAlī ibn SulaymānʿAlī ibn Sulaymān, physician-astrologer under the FatimidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/480
ʿAlī ibn Wahbān — Names: ʿAlī ibn WahbānʿAlī ibn WahbānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/481

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.