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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.

Results (2415)

Sergius — Names: SergiusSergius, physician of antiquity, pupil of Plato the PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2027
Abū Marwān Aḥmad al-Bājī — Names: Abū Marwān Aḥmad al-BājīAbū Marwān Aḥmad al-Bājī, son of the qadi Abū Marwān Muḥammad al-BājīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/273
Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī)Abū l-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣfahānī (`or` al-Iṣbahānī), author of `K. al-Aghānī`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2380
Crisamis — Names: CrisamisCrisamis, Greek king of antiquity, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/682
Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān — Names: Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-RaḥmānIbn ʿAbd Rabbih, Abū ʿUthmān Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, nephew of Abū ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/914
Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mahdī — Names: Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīIbrāhīm ibn al-Mahdī, Abū Isḥāq, brother of Hārūn al-Rashīd and briefly caliph in 202–203/817–818URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1199
Otho — Names: OthoOtho, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1793
Eudemus — Names: EudemusEudemus, 2nd-c. Peripatetic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/744
Ibn Sayyid al-Muhandis — Names: Ibn Sayyid al-MuhandisIbn Sayyid al-Muhandis, Abu Zayd ʿAbd ar-Rahman, Andalusī geometerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1115
Abū l-Barakāt ibn Shaʿyā — Names: Abū l-Barakāt ibn ShaʿyāAbū l-Barakāt ibn Shaʿyā, al-Muwaffaq, Jewish physician of EgyptURI: https://usaybia.net/person/141
Abū l-Ḥasan Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-ḤarrānīThābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-ḤarrānīAbū l-Ḥasan Thābit ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī, (d. 365/976)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/211
Asclepiades — Names: AsclepiadesAsclepiades, late 2nd/early 1st-c. BC physician at RomeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/574
al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī (Abū Quraysh) — Names: al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī (Abū Quraysh)al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Mahdī (Abū Quraysh), grandson of al-Mahdī, nephew of Mūsā al-Hādī and Hārūn al-RashīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/4
al-Badīʿ (`or` Badīʿ al-Zamān) al-Asṭurlābī, Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Aḥmad — Names: al-Badīʿ (`or` Badīʿ al-Zamān) al-Asṭurlābī, Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Aḥmadal-Badīʿ al-Aṣṭurlābī (Hibat Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Aḥmad al-Baghdādī)al-Badīʿ (`or` Badīʿ al-Zamān) al-Asṭurlābī, Abū l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Aḥmad, physician and poet (d. 534/1139)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/605
Jirāb al-Dawlah — Names: Jirāb al-DawlahJirāb al-Dawlah, musician and wit under al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1341
ʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-Nāqid — Names: ʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-NāqidʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-Nāqid, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/512
Abū Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mūsā ibn Yūjān — Names: Abū Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mūsā ibn YūjānAbū Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mūsā ibn Yūjān, vizier of the Almohad ruler al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/390
Michael the Syncellus Names: Michael the SyncellusMichael the Syncellus, brother of Theodore at Mar SabaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1563
ʿUmar — Names: ʿUmarʿUmar, servant of Ibn al-MuṭrānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2257
ʿAbd Allāh — Names: ʿAbd AllāhʿAbd Allāh (? = ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khāqān), vizier of al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/10
al-Akhṭal, Ghiyāth ibn Ghawth — Names: al-Akhṭal, Ghiyāth ibn Ghawthal-Akhṭal, Ghiyāth ibn Ghawth, Umayyad poet (d. ca. 92/710)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/443
al-Bayhaqī, Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Zayd ibn Funduq — Names: al-Bayhaqī, Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Zayd ibn Funduqal-Bayhaqī, Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Zayd ibn Funduq, Persian author of `Tatimmat Ṣiwān al-Ḥikmah` (d. 565/1169– 1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/641
al-Muhtadī bi-Allāh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq — Names: al-Muhtadī bi-Allāh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiqal-Muhtadī bi-Allāh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq, son and successor to al-Wāthiq (`reg.` 255–256/869–70)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1646
Cyrus — Names: CyrusCyrus, founder of the Persian EmpireURI: https://usaybia.net/person/686
Nifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad — Names: Nifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn MuḥammadNifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, grammarian (244–323/858– 935)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1774

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.