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-Faḍl al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl al-IsrāʾīlīAbū l-Faḍl al-Isrāʾīlī, teacher of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/157
Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍ — Names: Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍAbū l-Faḍl al-ʿĀriḍ, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/152
Abū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Waqqār — Names: Abū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-WaqqārAbū l-Faḍl ibn Abī l-WaqqārAbū l-Faḍl Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Waqqār, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/156
Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn Abī SulaymānAbū l-Faḍl ibn Abī Sulaymān, Christian physician of Egypt (d. 644/1246)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/154
Abū l-Faḍl ibn al-Milḥī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn al-MilḥīAbū l-Faḍl ibn al-Milḥī, patient of Abū l-ḤakamURI: https://usaybia.net/person/155
Abū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Muhandis — Names: Abū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-MuhandisAbū l-Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Muhandis, geometrician and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/153
Ḥasdāy ibn Yūsuf ibn Ḥasdāy, Abū l-Faḍl — Names: Ḥasdāy ibn Yūsuf ibn Ḥasdāy, Abū l-FaḍlAbū l-Faḍl Ḥasdāy ibn Yūsuf ibn ḤasdāyḤasdāy ibn Yūsuf ibn Ḥasdāy, Abū l-Faḍl, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/861
Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī al-Ṣūfī — Names: Abū l-Faḍl Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī al-ṢūfīAbū l-Faḍl Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Mawṣilī al-Ṣūfī, probably ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī’s paternal uncle Sulaymān (b. 528/1133)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/159
Abū l-Faḍl Kutayfāt — Names: Abū l-Faḍl KutayfātAbū l-Faḍl Kutayfāt, student of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/158
Abū l-Falāḥ — Names: Abū l-FalāḥAḥmad ibn Abī l-AshʿathAbū l-Falāḥ, student of Aḥmad ibn Abī l-AshʿathURI: https://usaybia.net/person/160
Abū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Baḥr — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn BaḥrAbū l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Baḥr, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/309
Abū l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Samarqandī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad ibn al-SamarqandīAbū l-Qāsim Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Samarqandī, teacher of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn HabalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/321
Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Maḥmūd — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn MaḥmūdAbū l-Qāsim al-Balkhī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Maḥmūd (d. 319/931)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/313
Abū l-Qāsim al-Sharīʿī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-SharīʿīAbū l-Qāsim al-Sharīʿī, unidentified philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2402
Abū l-Qāsim al-Karakānī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-KarakānīAbū l-Qāsim al-Karakānī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/322
Abū l-Qāsim al-Kirmānī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-KirmānīAbū l-Qāsim al-Kirmānī, contemporary of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/323
Abū l-Qāsim al-Maʿājīnī al-Andalusī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Maʿājīnī al-AndalusīAbū l-Qāsim al-Maʿājīnī al-Andalusī, unidentified contemporary of ⅠＡＵURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2401
Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-ḤusaynAbū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī, al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, politician and scholar (d. 418/1027)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/324
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Abī Dulaf — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn Abī DulafAbū l-Qāsim ibn Abī DulafURI: https://usaybia.net/person/317
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-Ṣayrafī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-ṢayrafīAbū l-Qāsim ibn Sulaymān al-Ṣayrafī (d. 542/1147), Egyptian author who worked for the Fatimid chancelleryURI: https://usaybia.net/person/320
Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsāAbū l-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā, son of vizier of al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/318
Abū l-Qāsim ibn Manẓūr — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ibn ManẓūrAbū l-Qāsim ibn Manẓūr, chief qadi of SevilleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/319
Abū l-Qāsim Tammām ibn Muḥammad al-Rāzī — Names: Abū l-Qāsim Tammām ibn Muḥammad al-RāzīAbū l-Qāsim Tammām ibn Muḥammad al-Rāzī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/325
Abū l-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī l-ʿAqib — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī l-ʿAqibAbū l-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī l-ʿAqib, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/308
Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān — Names: Abū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn SulaymānAbū l-Qāsim ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Sulaymān, member of the Banū Wahb family of viziers (d. 288/901)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/326

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.