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.

Ibn Hubayrah — Names: Ibn HubayrahIbn Hubayrah, ʿIzz al-Dīn, vizier, patronized by Saladin (d. 560/1165)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1003
al-Sukkarī, Jābir ibn Manṣūr — Names: al-Sukkarī, Jābir ibn ManṣūrJābir ibn Manṣūr al-Sukkarīal-Sukkarī, Jābir ibn Manṣūr, pupil of Ibn Abī l-Ashʿath and Muḥammad ibn ThawwābURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2141
ʿAbd Yashūʿ ibn Bahrīr — Names: ʿAbd Yashūʿ ibn BahrīrʿAbd Yashūʿ ibn Bahrīr, translator associate of Jibrīl ibn BukhtīshūʿURI: https://usaybia.net/person/49
Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Rāzī — Names: Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-RāzīAbū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Rāzī, juristURI: https://usaybia.net/person/121
Ibn al-Dahhān, Fakhr al-Dīn (also Abū Shujāʿ) — Names: Ibn al-Dahhān, Fakhr al-Dīn (also Abū Shujāʿ)Ibn al-Dahhān, Fakhr al-Dīn (also Abū Shujāʿ), Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Baghdādī, astronomer (d. 590/1194)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/962
ʿĪsā ibn Māsarjīs (`or` Māsarjawayh) — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Māsarjīs (`or` Māsarjawayh)ʿĪsā ibn MāsarjīsʿĪsā ibn Māsarjīs (`or` Māsarjawayh), physician and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1245
Epicurus — Names: EpicurusEpicurus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/739
al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd — Names: al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīdal-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd, son of the celebrated commander Khālid ibn al-WalīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1598
Muḥammad ibn al-Khalīl al-Raqqī al-Raqqī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn ʿUbayd Allāh — Names: Muḥammad ibn al-Khalīl al-Raqqī al-Raqqī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn ʿUbayd AllāhMuḥammad ibn al-Khalīl al-Raqqī al-Raqqī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1907
Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, Muḥammad Raʾs al-Baghl — Names: Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, Muḥammad Raʾs al-BaghlIbn ʿAbd Rabbih, Muḥammad Raʾs al-Baghl, littérateurURI: https://usaybia.net/person/915
al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾal-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ (d. 410/ 1010), father of Hilāl al-ṢābiʾURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1645
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rajāʾ ibn Yaʿqūb — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rajāʾ ibn YaʿqūbʿAbd Allāh ibn Rajāʾ ibn Yaʿqūb, unidentified transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/25
Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Rāzī — Names: Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn ʿUmar al-RāzīḌiyāʾ al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Rāzī, father of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, authority on Islamic lawURI: https://usaybia.net/person/727
Ḥāmid ibn al-ʿAbbās — Names: Ḥāmid ibn al-ʿAbbāsḤāmid ibn al-ʿAbbās, vizier under al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/818
al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn, Baybars Ⅰ al-Bunduqdārī — Names: al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn, Baybars Ⅰ al-Bunduqdārīal-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn, Baybars Ⅰ al-Bunduqdārī, Baḥrī Mamlūk, fourth Mamlūk ruler of Egypt (`reg.` 658–676/1260– 1277)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1496
Usāmah ibn Munqidh, Muʾayyid al-Dawlah Abū l-Muẓaffar Usāmah ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Muqallad ibn Naṣr ibn Munqidh — Names: Usāmah ibn Munqidh, Muʾayyid al-Dawlah Abū l-Muẓaffar Usāmah ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Muqallad ibn Naṣr ibn MunqidhUsāmah ibn Munqidh Muʾayyid al Dawlah Abū l Muẓaffar Usāmah ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Muqallad ibn Naṣr ibn Munqidh poet and anthologist 488...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2273
Abū ʿAmr al-Aʿjamī — Names: Abū ʿAmr al-AʿjamīAbū ʿAmr al-Aʿjamī, courtier of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/108
al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah — Names: al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿahal-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah, Jewish physician serving SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1717
Majd al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣaḥnūn al-Dimashqī — Names: Majd al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣaḥnūn al-DimashqīMajd al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣaḥnūn al-DimashqīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1442
Abū Naṣr Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-Masīḥī — Names: Abū Naṣr Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-MasīḥīAbū Naṣr ibn al-MasīḥīAbū Naṣr Saʿīd ibn Abī l-Khayr ibn ʿĪsā ibn al-Masīḥī, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/305
Galen/Jālīnūs — Names: Galen/JālīnūsGalen/Jālīnūs, physician to emperors Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Septimius SeverusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/786
Shihāb al-Dīn al-Naqjawānī — Names: Shihāb al-Dīn al-NaqjawānīShihāb al-Dīn al-Naqjawānī, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2087
al-Ṭughrāʾī Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī — Names: al-Ṭughrāʾī Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlīal-Ṭughrāʾī Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī, poet (d. 515/1121)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2438
Gregorius — Names: GregoriusGregorius, Methodist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/804
Ibn al-Muʾammil — Names: Ibn al-MuʾammilAbū l-Ḥusayn Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn al-MuʾammilIbn al-Muʾammil, Abū l-Ḥusayn Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh, physician (d. 591/1195)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1053

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.