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.

al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh) — Names: al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh)al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh), Fatimid caliph (420–487/1029–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1688
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ashʿath — Names: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-AshʿathʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ashʿath, leader of a revolt against the Umayyad governor, al-Ḥajjāj ibn YūsufURI: https://usaybia.net/person/40
Polycrates — Names: PolycratesPolycrates, tyrant of SamosURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1840
al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī — Names: al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrīal-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, famous preacher (d. 110/ 728)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/844
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad ibn Abī ḤulayqahMuhadhdhab al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah, Egyptian physician b. 620/1223URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1595
Nicomachus — Names: NicomachusNicomachus, father of Aristotle (wrongly identified as Nicomachus of Gerasa)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1771
Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm, Abū l-Ḥusayn — Names: Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm, Abū l-ḤusaynThābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm, Abū l-Ḥusayn, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2195
al-Ṣūlī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā — Names: al-Ṣūlī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyāal-Ṣūlī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, court companion of caliphs, expert on poetry and chess, author of `K. al-Awrāq` (d. 335/947)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2159
al-Ṣanawbarī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad — Names: al-Ṣanawbarī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammadal-Ṣanawbarī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, poet (d. 334/945)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2001
Nāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah — Names: Nāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahNāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah, son of the slave-girl Sumayyah and, probably, the physician al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1725
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Sābiq — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn SābiqAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Sābiq, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/240
Abū l-Musayyab Fahd ibn Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Musayyab Fahd ibn SulaymānAbū l-Musayyab Fahd ibn SulaymānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/291
Abū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn Hārūn — Names: Abū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn HārūnAbū Manṣūr Naṣr ibn Hārūn, companion of ʿAḍud al-DawlahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/270
Ibn Umm al-Banīn al-Aʿraf — Names: Ibn Umm al-Banīn al-AʿrafIbn Umm al-Banīn al-Aʿraf, physician in Cordova (active 310/922)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1150
Abū Tammām al-Bārid (‘the Cold One’), ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Abū Tammām al-Bārid (‘the Cold One’), ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn al-ḤusaynAbū Tammām al-Bārid (‘the Cold One’), ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn al-Ḥusayn, 6th/12th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/365
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ḥassān — Names: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn ḤassānAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ḥassān, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/239
Nūfashal (`or` Nāfashal or `T-w-q-sh-t-l` or Tūqashtal or Tugashtal or Fūfasal) — Names: Nūfashal (`or` Nāfashal or `T-w-q-sh-t-l` or Tūqashtal or Tugashtal or Fūfasal)Nūfashal (`or` Nāfashal or `T-w-q-sh-t-l` or Tūqashtal or Tugashtal or Fūfasal), unidentified Indian medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1783
al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī — Names: al-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarīal-Zajjāj, Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Sarī, grammarian (d. 310/922)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2354
Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’) — Names: Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’)Abū Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī (known as Ibn Qaṭramīz, ‘Son of Big Bottle’), scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/359
Ibn Uthrudī — Names: Ibn UthrudīIbn Uthrudī, ʿAlī ibn Hibat Allāh, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1159
Ibn al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Ibn al-WāsiṭīIbn al-Wāsiṭī, physician to al-Mustaẓhir bi-AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1166
ʿĪsā ibn Abī Khālid — Names: ʿĪsā ibn Abī KhālidʿĪsā ibn Abī Khālid, early 3rd/9th-c. physician, a contemporary of Sahl al-KawsajURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1235
al-Ṭayfūrī — Names: al-Ṭayfūrīal-Ṭayfūrī, father-in-law of the physician Yūḥannā ibn MāsawayhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2191
al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām — Names: al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwāmal-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām, fought on ʿĀʾishah’s side at the Battle of the Camel, killed by Ibn JurmūzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2379
Andronicus — Names: AndronicusAndronicus, continuator of EusebiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/528

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.