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.

Results (2415)

Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad ibn Abī ḤulayqahMuhadhdhab al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah, Egyptian physician b. 620/1223URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1595
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-Naqqāsh (Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh al-Naqqāsh al-Baghdādī) — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-Naqqāsh (Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh al-Naqqāsh al-Baghdādī)Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-NaqqāshMuhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-Naqqāsh (Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh al-Naqqāsh al-Baghdādī), Damascus physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1596
Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Abī Saʿīd al-Sāmirī — Names: Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Abī Saʿīd al-SāmirīMuhadhdhab al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Abī Saʿīd al-Sāmirī, Samaritan philosopher and physician (d. 624/1227)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1597
al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd — Names: al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīdal-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd, son of the celebrated commander Khālid ibn al-WalīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1598
Muḥammad — Names: MuḥammadMuḥammad, Prophet, Messenger of GodURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1599
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aslam — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn AslamʿAbd Allāh ibn AslamURI: https://usaybia.net/person/16
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
Muḥammad — Names: MuḥammadMuḥammad, son of the caliph al-MutawakkilURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1600
Muḥammad — Names: MuḥammadMuḥammad, son of caliph al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1601
Muḥammad I al-Awṣat — Names: Muḥammad I al-AwṣatMuḥammad I al-Awṣat, fifth Umayyad emir of al-Andalus (`reg.` 238–272/852–86)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1602
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥasan (`or` al-Ḥasan) — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥasan (`or` al-Ḥasan)Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥasan (`or` al-Ḥasan), known as ‘The Pure Soul’ (`al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah`), 2nd/8th-c. ʿAlid rebelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1603
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffaʿ — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-MuqaffaʿMuḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffaʿ, son of Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ and secretary to al-ManṣūrURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1604
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ṬāhirMuḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir, head of police under al-Mutawakkil (d. 253/876)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1605
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī al-Bazzār — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī al-BazzārMuḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī al-Bazzār, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1606
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdūn al-Jabalī al-ʿIdwī — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdūn al-Jabalī al-ʿIdwīMuḥammad ibn ʿAbdūn al-Jabalī al-ʿIdwī, Andalusian physician (active 350/960)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1607
Muḥammad ibn Abī Ayyūb ibn al-Rashīd — Names: Muḥammad ibn Abī Ayyūb ibn al-RashīdMuḥammad ibn Abī Ayyūb ibn al-Rashīd, grandson of Hārūn al-Rashīd; and patient of Yuhanna ibn MasawayhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1608
Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr — Names: Muḥammad ibn Abī BakrMuḥammad ibn Abī Bakr, governor of Egypt in the caliphate of ʿAlī ibn Abī ṬālibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1609
Abū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ṭayyib — Names: Abū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ṬayyibAbū l-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ṬayyibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/161
Muḥammad ibn Abī l-Faḍl al-Ṭūsī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Abī l-Faḍl al-ṬūsīMuḥammad ibn Abī l-Faḍl al-Ṭūsī, governor of ṬūsURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1610
Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Ashʿath — Names: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī l-AshʿathMuḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Ashʿath, son of Aḥmad ibn Abī l-AshʿathURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1611
Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿAbdī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿAbdīMuḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿAbdī, unidentified westerner physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1612
Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Tamīmī al-Maqdisī — Names: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Tamīmī al-MaqdisīMuḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Tamīmī al-Maqdisī, author of `Māddat al-baqāʾ`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1613
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, al-Bāqir — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, al-BāqirMuḥammad ibn ʿAlī, al-Bāqir, fifth Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1614
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Khallāl al-Baṣrī, Abū l-Ḥusayn — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Khallāl al-Baṣrī, Abū l-ḤusaynMuḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Khallāl al-Baṣrī, Abū l-Ḥusayn, source of al-TanūkhīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1615
Muḥammad ibn Hārūn ibn Makhlad ‘Kubbah al-Kātib’ — Names: Muḥammad ibn Hārūn ibn Makhlad ‘Kubbah al-Kātib’Muḥammad ibn Hārūn ibn Makhlad ‘Kubbah al-Kātib’, 3rd/9th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1616

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.