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G?wargis  
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Dayr*  
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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)

Bahmanyār (Abū l-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn al-Marzubān) — Names: Bahmanyār (Abū l-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn al-Marzubān)Bahmanyār (Abū l-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn al-Marzubān), pupil of Ibn Sīnā (d. 456/1067)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/617
Bahrām Gūr (Bahrām Ⅴ) — Names: Bahrām Gūr (Bahrām Ⅴ)Bahrām Gūr (Bahrām Ⅴ) (`reg.` 420–438), fifteenth Sasanid king of PersiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/618
Bajkam, Abū l-Ḥasan (`recte` Abū l-Ḥusayn) — Names: Bajkam, Abū l-Ḥasan (`recte` Abū l-Ḥusayn)Bajkam, Abū l-Ḥasan (`recte` Abū l-Ḥusayn), military commander (d. 319/941)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/619
Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindī — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-KindīAbū l-ʿAbbās ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindī, son of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/62
Bākahr — Names: BākahrBākahr, an otherwise unrecorded Indian physician and scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/620
al-Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā — Names: al-Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyāal-Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā, historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/621
Baldwin — Names: BaldwinBaldwin, Prince, son of Amalric, Baldwin ⅠⅤ of Jerusalem, leprous (`reg.` 1174–1183)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/622
Baldwin Ⅴ of Jerusalem Names: Baldwin Ⅴ of JerusalemBaldwin Ⅴ of Jerusalem, son of Baldwin ⅠⅤURI: https://usaybia.net/person/623
al-Bālisī — Names: al-Bālisīal-Bālisī, physician during Ikshidid dynasty (active 355/966)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/624
al-Bandahī — Names: al-Bandahīal-Bandahī, unidentified singerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/625
Abū l-ʿAbbās al-Jayyānī — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās al-JayyānīAbū l-ʿAbbās al-Jayyānī, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/63
Bāqil — Names: BāqilBāqil, figure proverbial for his inarticulatenessURI: https://usaybia.net/person/630
Baqiyyah ibn al-Walīd — Names: Baqiyyah ibn al-WalīdBaqiyyah ibn al-Walīd, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/631
Abū Mūsā the Physician — Names: Abū Mūsā the PhysicianBaqqahAbū Mūsā the Physician known as Baqqah (‘Bug’)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/632
Bar Bahlūl — Names: Bar BahlūlBar Bahlūl, author of Syriac lexicon and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/633
Bar Hebraeus (Abū l-Faraj ibn al-ʿIbrī) — Names: Bar Hebraeus (Abū l-Faraj ibn al-ʿIbrī)Bar Hebraeus (Abū l-Faraj ibn al-ʿIbrī), Syriac Orthodox historian, philosopher and translator (d. 685/1286)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/634
Barak the Judge — Names: Barak the JudgeBarak the Judge, ancient Hebrew heroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/635
Barzawayh (Barzūyah, Barzōē) — Names: Barzawayh (Barzūyah, Barzōē)BarzawayhBarzawayh (Barzūyah, Barzōē), Physician to Chosroës Ⅰ AnūsharwānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/636
Bashīr ibn al-Samaydaʿ — Names: Bashīr ibn al-SamaydaʿBashīr ibn al-Samaydaʿ, brother of Bishr ibn al-Samaydaʿ al-AzdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/637
Basīl al-Muṭrān — Names: Basīl al-MuṭrānBasīl al-Muṭrān, translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/638
al-Battānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn Sinān — Names: al-Battānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn SinānAbū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Dschābir ibn Sinān al-Harrānī as-Sābī al-Battānīal-Battānīal-Battānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn Sinān (d. 317/929), astrologer and mathematicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/639
Abū l-ʿAbbās al-Kanbanārī — Names: Abū l-ʿAbbās al-KanbanārīAbū l-ʿAbbās al-Kanbanārī, Aḥmad ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/64
al-Battī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad — Names: al-Battī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmadal-Battī, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/640
al-Bayhaqī, Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Zayd ibn Funduq — Names: al-Bayhaqī, Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Zayd ibn Funduqal-Bayhaqī, Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Zayd ibn Funduq, Persian author of `Tatimmat Ṣiwān al-Ḥikmah` (d. 565/1169– 1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/641
al-Bayyāsī (`or` al-Bayāsī), Amīn al-Dīn Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn Ismāʿīl al-Andalusī — Names: al-Bayyāsī (`or` al-Bayāsī), Amīn al-Dīn Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn Ismāʿīl al-AndalusīAbū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā al-Bayyāsīal Bayyāsī `or` al Bayāsī Amīn al Dīn Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn Ismāʿīl al Andalusī Egyptian physician in Damascus teacher of Asʿad al Dīn...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/642

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.