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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Dhū l-Rummah — Names: Dhū l-RummahDhū l-Rummah, poet (d. 117/735–736)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/711
Dhū l-Kifl — Names: Dhū l-KiflDhū l-Kifl, mentioned in the QurʾanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/710
Dhū Yazan — Names: Dhū YazanDhū Yazan, pre-islamic Yemenite maker of spearsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/712
Dioscorus — Names: DioscorusDioscorus, mid-5th-c. Patriarch of AlexandriaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/723
Diogenes — Names: DiogenesDiogenes, Greek Cynic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/715
Diogenes — Names: DiogenesDiogenes, nutritionist of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/716
Diogenes Laërtius — Names: Diogenes LaërtiusDiogenes Laërtius, 3rd-c. ＡⅮ biographer of Greek philosophersURI: https://usaybia.net/person/717
Rāḥah — Names: RāḥahRāḥah (Rājah?), otherwise unknown Indian physician and scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1901
Rabʿīn — Names: RabʿīnRabʿīn, Khorasanian chieftain and rebel in 141/758–759URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1895
Rabban al-Ṭabarī — Names: Rabban al-ṬabarīRabban al-Ṭabarī, physician and astrologerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1890
Rabīʿ ibn Zayd al-Ushquf (Recemundus) — Names: Rabīʿ ibn Zayd al-Ushquf (Recemundus)Rabīʿ ibn Zayd al-Ushquf (Recemundus), Mozarabic bishop of ElviraURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1893
Rabīʿah al-Raqqī — Names: Rabīʿah al-RaqqīRabīʿah al-Raqqī, poet under Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1894
Rajāʾ the physician of Khorasan — Names: Rajāʾ the physician of KhorasanRajāʾ the physician of KhorasanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1906
Rashīd — Names: RashīdRashīd, a servant of al-Muwaffaq bi-AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1909
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-Ḥarrānī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-ḤarrānīRashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-Ḥarrānī, teacher of HadithURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1913
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Khalīfah — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Khalīfahmy paternal uncle Rashīd al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn KhalīfahRashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Khalīfah, physician and uncle of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1910
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al-Fāris (Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Waḥsh ibn al-Fāris Abī l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Manā ibn Abī Fānah) — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al-Fāris (Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Waḥsh ibn al-Fāris Abī l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Manā ibn Abī Fānah)Rashīd al-Dīn Abū ḤulayqahRashīd al Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al Fāris Rashīd al Dīn Abū l Waḥsh ibn al Fāris Abī l Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1911
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al-Fāris (Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Waḥsh ibn al-Fāris Abī l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Manā ibn Abī Fānah) — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al-Fāris (Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Waḥsh ibn al-Fāris Abī l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Manā ibn Abī Fānah)Rashīd al-Dīn Abū ḤulayqahRashīd al Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al Fāris Rashīd al Dīn Abū l Waḥsh ibn al Fāris Abī l Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1911
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Muwaffaq al-Dīn YaʿqūbRashīd al-Dīn Abū SaʿīdRashīd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb, Christian physician of Jerusalem (d. 646/1249)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1912
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Muwaffaq al-Dīn YaʿqūbRashīd al-Dīn Abū SaʿīdRashīd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb, Christian physician of Jerusalem (d. 646/1249)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1912
Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-ṢūrīRashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī, physician, botanist and pharmacologist, student of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādi (573–639/1177–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1914
Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-ṢūrīRashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī, physician, botanist and pharmacologist, student of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādi (573–639/1177–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1914
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al-Fāris (Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Waḥsh ibn al-Fāris Abī l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Manā ibn Abī Fānah) — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al-Fāris (Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Waḥsh ibn al-Fāris Abī l-Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd ibn Abī l-Manā ibn Abī Fānah)Rashīd al-Dīn Abū ḤulayqahRashīd al Dīn Abū Ḥulayqah ibn al Fāris Rashīd al Dīn Abū l Waḥsh ibn al Fāris Abī l Khayr ibn Abī Sulaymān Dāwūd...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1911
Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn ibn al-ṢūrīRashīd al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣūrī, physician, botanist and pharmacologist, student of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādi (573–639/1177–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1914
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Khalīfah — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Khalīfahmy paternal uncle Rashīd al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn KhalīfahRashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Khalīfah, physician and uncle of ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-BaghdādīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1910

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.