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-Mismaʿī al-Mutakallim — Names: al-Mismaʿī al-Mutakallimal-Mismaʿī al-MutakallimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1572
Mithridates — Names: MithridatesMithridates, king of PontusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1573
Mnaseas — Names: MnaseasMnaseas, Methodist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1574
Mnesarchus — Names: MnesarchusMnesarchus, pupil of Hippocrates and father of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1575
Mnesitheus — Names: MnesitheusMnesitheus, Athenian Dogmatist physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1576
Modestus — Names: ModestusModestus, physician of antiquity, pupil of GhūrusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1577
the Mouse `(al-Faʾr`, `al-Fār`, perhaps = Alvar) — Names: the Mouse `(al-Faʾr`, `al-Fār`, perhaps = Alvar)the Mouse `(al-Faʾr`, `al-Fār`, perhaps = Alvar), Andalusī physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1578
Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī SufyānMuʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān, founder of Umayyad dynasty (`reg.` 41–60/661–680)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1579
Abū l-Faḍl Kutayfāt — Names: Abū l-Faḍl KutayfātAbū l-Faḍl Kutayfāt, student of Ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/158
Muʿāwiyah ibn al-Ḥārith al-Akbar — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn al-Ḥārith al-AkbarMuʿāwiyah ibn al-Ḥārith al-Akbar, pre-Islamic chieftain in Hadramaut, ancestor of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1580
Muʿāwiyah ibn Jabalah — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn JabalahMuʿāwiyah ibn Jabalah, pre-Islamic chieftain of the Banū l-Ḥārith al-Aṣghar in Hadramaut, ancestor of al-KindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1581
Muʿāwiyah ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Muʿāwiyah ibn YaḥyāMuʿāwiyah ibn Yaḥyā, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1582
Muʾayyid al-Dīn — Names: Muʾayyid al-DīnMuʾayyid al-Dīn, the son of Ibn al-Ṣāʾigh al-ʿAntarīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1583
Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlīMuʾayyid al-Dīn Abū Ismāʿīl al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1584
Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū l-Fawāris al-Musayyab ibn ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn Abū l-Fawāris al-Musayyab ibn ʿAlī al-ḤusaynMuʾayyid al Dīn Abū l Fawāris al Musayyab ibn ʿAlī al Ḥusayn also known as Ibn al Ṣūfī vizier in Damascus under Muʿīn al...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1585
Muʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍī — Names: Muʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍīMuʾayyid al-Dīn al-ʿUrḍī (ca. 596–664/ ca. 1200–1266), teacher of Ibn al-QuffURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1586
Mubārak ibn Salāmah ibn Raḥmūn — Names: Mubārak ibn Salāmah ibn RaḥmūnMubārak ibn Salāmah ibn Raḥmūn, physician in EgyptURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1587
al-Mubarrad, Abū l-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Azdī — Names: al-Mubarrad, Abū l-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Azdīal-Mubarrad, Abū l-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Azdī, philologist, grammarian (d. 285/898)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1588
al-Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Maḥmūd al-Dawlah Abū l-Wafāʾ — Names: al-Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Maḥmūd al-Dawlah Abū l-Wafāʾal-Mubashshir ibn Fātikal-Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Maḥmūd al-Dawlah Abū l-Wafāʾ (5th/11th c.), author of `Mukhtār al-ḥikam`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1589
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
Muḍar ibn Nizār ibn Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān — Names: Muḍar ibn Nizār ibn Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnānMuḍar ibn Nizār ibn Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān, ancestor of one of the main branches of the ‘Northern Arabs’URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1590
al-Mufaḍḍal ibn Zimām — Names: al-Mufaḍḍal ibn Zimāmal-Mufaḍḍal ibn Zimām, `mawlā` (client) of al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1591
al-Mufashkil — Names: al-Mufashkilal-Mufashkil, unidentified Jewish physician lampooned by Abū l-Ḥakam al-MaghribīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1592
al-Mufīd, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-Ḥārithī al-ʿUkbarī — Names: al-Mufīd, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-Ḥārithī al-ʿUkbarīal-Mufīd, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-Ḥārithī al-ʿUkbarī, Imāmī Shiite theologian (d. 413/1032)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1593
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlīMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. ʿAlī al- DakhwārMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī, known as al-DakhwārMuhadhdhab al Dīn ʿAbd al Raḥīm ibn ʿAlī known as al Dakhwār high ranking Syrian physician teacher of ⅠＡＵ Ibn al Nafīs and Ibn...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1594

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.