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.

Results (2415)

ʿAbdūs the Physician — Names: ʿAbdūs the PhysicianʿAbdūsʿAbdūs the PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/55
Apollonius of Tyana — Names: Apollonius of TyanaApollonius of Tyana, Neopythagorean holyman and philosopher of 1st-c. AⅮ, authority on occult in later traditionsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/550
ʿArafah — Names: ʿArafahʿArafah, unidentified grammarian of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/551
Arbad ibn Rabīʿah — Names: Arbad ibn RabīʿahArbad ibn Rabīʿah, brother of the pre-Islamic poet LabīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/552
Archelaus — Names: ArchelausArchelaus, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/553
Archigenes — Names: ArchigenesArchigenes, Pneumatist physician under TrajanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/554
Archigenes — Names: ArchigenesArchigenes, friend of SocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/555
Archimedes — Names: ArchimedesArchimedes, Hellenistic Greek scientistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/556
Archipolis Names: ArchipolisArchipolis, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/557
Archytas — Names: ArchytasArchytas, philosopher of TarentumURI: https://usaybia.net/person/558
Ardashīr (Artaxerxes) — Names: Ardashīr (Artaxerxes)Ardashīr (Artaxerxes), Persian kingURI: https://usaybia.net/person/559
ʿAbdūs ibn Zayd physician — Names: ʿAbdūs ibn Zayd physicianʿAbdūs ibn ZaydʿAbdūs ibn Zayd physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/56
Ardashīr ibn Bābak — Names: Ardashīr ibn BābakArdashīr ibn Bābak, founder of the Sasanid dynasty (d. AⅮ242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/560
Aristippus the Elder — Names: Aristippus the ElderAristippus the Elder, student of Socrates and founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/561
Aristippus the Younger — Names: Aristippus the YoungerAristippus the Younger, grandson of Aristippus the ElderURI: https://usaybia.net/person/562
Aristomenes — Names: AristomenesAristomenes, friend of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/563
Ariston — Names: AristonAriston, father of PlatoURI: https://usaybia.net/person/564
Aristotle — Names: AristotleAristotle, Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/565
Aristoxenus — Names: AristoxenusAristoxenus, pupil of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/566
Arius — Names: AriusArius, nicknamed ‘the Critic’, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/567
al-ʿArqalah Abū l-Nadā Ḥassān ibn Numayr al-Kalbī — Names: al-ʿArqalah Abū l-Nadā Ḥassān ibn Numayr al-Kalbīal-ʿArqalah Abū l-Nadā Ḥassān ibn Numayr al-Kalbī, poet (6th/12th c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/568
Artemon — Names: ArtemonArtemon, 2nd-c. grammarian from CassandreiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/569
al-Ābī — Names: al-Ābīal-Ābī, Abū Saʿd (`or` Saʿīd) Manṣūr ibn al-Ḥusayn, man of letters and vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/57
Allāh — Names: AllāhAllāh, early Abbasid poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/570
Asad al-Dīn — Names: Asad al-DīnAsad al-Dīn, known as Shīrkūh, one of the last viziers of Fatimid Egypt (d. 564/1169)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/571

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.