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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)

Asʿad al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥasan (Asʿad al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ḥasan) — Names: Asʿad al-Dīn ibn Abī l-Ḥasan (Asʿad al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ḥasan)Asʿad al-Dīn ibn Abī l-ḤasanAsʿad al Dīn ibn Abī l Ḥasan Asʿad al Dīn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz ibn Abī l Ḥasan 570 635 1174 1237 one of a...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/572
Aṣbagh ibn Yaḥyā al-Ṭabīb — Names: Aṣbagh ibn Yaḥyā al-ṬabībAṣbagh ibn Yaḥyā al-Ṭabīb, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/573
Asclepiades — Names: AsclepiadesAsclepiades, late 2nd/early 1st-c. BC physician at RomeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/574
Asclepiades the Second — Names: Asclepiades the SecondAsclepiades the Second, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/575
Asclepiads — Names: AsclepiadsAsclepiads, ancient Greek physicians claiming descent from or adherence to AsclepiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/576
Asclepius the Second — Names: Asclepius the SecondAsclepius the Second, legendary ancient Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/577
al-Ashʿath ibn Qays ibn Maʿdī Karib — Names: al-Ashʿath ibn Qays ibn Maʿdī Karibal-Ashʿath ibn Qays ibn Maʿdī Karib, chieftain of clan Kindah (d. 40/661)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/578
ʿĀṣim ibn Thābit ibn Abi l-Aflaḥ al-Anṣārī — Names: ʿĀṣim ibn Thābit ibn Abi l-Aflaḥ al-AnṣārīʿĀṣim ibn Thābit ibn Abi l-Aflaḥ al-Anṣārī, one of the AnṣārURI: https://usaybia.net/person/579
ʿAbīd ibn al-Abraṣ — Names: ʿAbīd ibn al-AbraṣʿAbīd ibn al-Abraṣ, pre-Islamic poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/58
ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar ibn Qatādah — Names: ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar ibn QatādahʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar ibn Qatādah, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/580
al-ʿAskarī — Names: al-ʿAskarīal-ʿAskarī, Abū Aḥmad, philologist, lexicographer (d. 382/993)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/581
al-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilāl — Names: al-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilālal-ʿAskarī, Abū Hilāl, philologist (d. after 395/1005)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/582
al-Aṣmaʿī — Names: al-Aṣmaʿīal-Aṣmaʿī, philologist (d. 213/828)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/583
ʿĀtikah bint Zayd ibn ʿAmr ibn Nufayl — Names: ʿĀtikah bint Zayd ibn ʿAmr ibn NufaylʿĀtikah bint Zayd ibn ʿAmr ibn Nufayl, wife of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/584
Atsiz ibn Muḥammad ibn Anūshtigīn — Names: Atsiz ibn Muḥammad ibn AnūshtigīnAtsiz ibn Muḥammad ibn Anūshtigīn, founded dynasty of the Khwārazm-Shāhs (`reg.` 521–551/1127–1172), great-grandfather of ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/585
Atsiz ibn Uvak — Names: Atsiz ibn UvakAtsiz ibn Uvak, Turkoman chiefURI: https://usaybia.net/person/586
Augustus (formerly Octavian) — Names: Augustus (formerly Octavian)Augustus (formerly Octavian), Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/587
Aulinus — Names: AulinusAulinus, physician of late antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/588
Autolycus — Names: AutolycusAutolycus, author of `Moving Sphere`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/589
al-Abīwardī — Names: al-Abīwardīal-Abīwardī, poet (d. 507/1113)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/59
ʿAwānah ibn al-Ḥakam — Names: ʿAwānah ibn al-ḤakamʿAwānah ibn al-Ḥakam, 2nd/8th-c. historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/590
ʿAwn Allāh ibn Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Israʾīlī — Names: ʿAwn Allāh ibn Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-IsraʾīlīʿAwn Allāh ibn Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Israʾīlī, physician in the service of al-Muʿizz liDīn Allāh (d. 363/973)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/591
ʿAwn al-ʿIbādī al-Jawharī — Names: ʿAwn al-ʿIbādī al-JawharīʿAwn al-ʿIbādī al-Jawharī, governor of al-Ḥīrah under Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/592
Aws ibn Rabīʿah ibn Muʿattib — Names: Aws ibn Rabīʿah ibn MuʿattibAws ibn Rabīʿah ibn Muʿattib, one of the ancestors of the Banū Kunnah subtribeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/593
Aʿyan ibn Aʿyan — Names: Aʿyan ibn AʿyanAʿyan ibn Aʿyan, Egyptian physician (d. 385/995)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/594

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.