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.

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Abū l-Ḥusayn Yūsuf — Names: Abū l-Ḥusayn YūsufAbū l Ḥusayn Yūsuf probably written in error for Abū l Ḥasan Yūsuf Abū l ʿIbar Abū l ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/227
Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd AllāhAbū l-ḤakamAbū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, physician and poet (d. 549/1155)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/186
Abū l-Ḥakam ibn Ghalindū — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ibn GhalindūAbū l-Ḥakam ibn Ghalindū (son of Galindo), Andalusian physician and poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/185
Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd AllāhAbū l-ḤakamAbū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, physician and poet (d. 549/1155)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/186
Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Abū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd AllāhAbū l-ḤakamAbū l-Ḥakam ʿUbayd Allāh ibn al-Muẓaffar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, physician and poet (d. 549/1155)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/186
Abū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭālib — Names: Abū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī ṬālibAbū l-KhaṭṭābAbū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭālib, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/254
Abū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭālib — Names: Abū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī ṬālibAbū l-KhaṭṭābAbū l-Khaṭṭāb Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭālib, Iraqi physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/254
Abū l-Khayr — Names: Abū l-KhayrAbū l-Khayr, blood-letterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/255
Abū l-Khayr — Names: Abū l-KhayrAbū l-Khayr, surgeon at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/256
Abū l-Khayr al-Masīḥī — Names: Abū l-Khayr al-MasīḥīAbū l-Khayr al-Masīḥī, physician to caliph al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/258
Abū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-Fāris — Names: Abū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-FārisAbū l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd, al-Fāris (the knight), son of Abū Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Munā ibn Abī FānahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/257
Abū l-Rāzī Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd — Names: Abū l-Rāzī Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-ḤamīdAbū l-Rāzī Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, prefect of al-Baṣrah during governorship of Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/331
Abū l-Rajāʾ — Names: Abū l-RajāʾAbū l-Rajāʾ, unidentified transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2403
al-Bīrūnī, Abū l-Rayḥān — Names: al-Bīrūnī, Abū l-RayḥānAbū r-Raiḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-BīrūnīAbū l-Rayḥān al-Bīrūnīal-Bīrūnīal-Bīrūnī, Abū l-Rayḥān, polymath (d. ca. 442/1050)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/645
al-Bīrūnī, Abū l-Rayḥān — Names: al-Bīrūnī, Abū l-RayḥānAbū r-Raiḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-BīrūnīAbū l-Rayḥān al-Bīrūnīal-Bīrūnīal-Bīrūnī, Abū l-Rayḥān, polymath (d. ca. 442/1050)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/645
Abū l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-Shaybānī — Names: Abū l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-ShaybānīAbū l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-Shaybānī, Shi’ite rebelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/348
Abū l-Sammāl al-Asadī — Names: Abū l-Sammāl al-AsadīAbū l-Sammāl al-Asadī, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/347
Abū l-Shawk Fāris ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAnnāz — Names: Abū l-Shawk Fāris ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAnnāzAbū l-Shawk Fāris ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAnnāz (`reg.` 401–437/1010–1045)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/351
Abū l-Ṣalt — Names: Abū l-ṢaltAbū l-Ṣalt (active 10th-c.), bonesetter at the ʿAḍudī HospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/345
Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī — Names: Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-IshbīlīAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī, physician and poet (d. 528/1134)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/346
Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī — Names: Abū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-IshbīlīAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzAbū l-Ṣalt Umayyah ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī l-Ṣalt al-Andalusī al-Ishbīlī, physician and poet (d. 528/1134)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/346
Abū l-Ṭāhir Yaḥyā ibn Tamīm ibn Muʿizz ibn Bādīs — Names: Abū l-Ṭāhir Yaḥyā ibn Tamīm ibn Muʿizz ibn BādīsAbū l-Ṭāhir Yaḥyā ibn Tamīm ibn Muʿizz ibn Bādīs, Zirid emir of MahdiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/361
Abū l-Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al-Nuʿmān — Names: Abū l-Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al-NuʿmānAbū l Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al Nuʿmān unidentified contemporary of Ibn Riḍwān `or` = the Shi ite theologian Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad b Muḥammad...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/366
Abū l-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī — Names: Abū l-Ṭayyib al-ṬabarīAbū l-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī, Shāfiʿite jurist (d. 450/1058)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/367
Abū l-Ẓāhir Ismāʿīl — Names: Abū l-Ẓāhir IsmāʿīlAbū l-Ẓāhir Ismāʿīl, acquaintance of Ibn al-MuṭrānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/388

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.