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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

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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)

Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā, Abū l-Ḥasan, al-Sharīf — Names: Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā, Abū l-Ḥasan, al-SharīfMuḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā, Abū l-Ḥasan, al-SharīfURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1640
Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Muḥammad ibn YaḥyāMuḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1641
Muḥammad ibn Yasīr — Names: Muḥammad ibn YasīrMuḥammad ibn Yasīr, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1642
Muḥammad al-Sāʿātī — Names: Muḥammad al-SāʿātīMuḥammad al-Sāʿātī, clockmaker and chronometrist, father of Fakhr al-Dīn Riḍwān al-SāʿātīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1643
Muḥammad al-Shajjār — Names: Muḥammad al-ShajjārMuḥammad al-Shajjār, one of the Andalusī translators of `De Materia Medica`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1644
al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾal-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ (d. 410/ 1010), father of Hilāl al-ṢābiʾURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1645
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
Muḥyī l-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Muḥammad ibn al-qāḍīʿAlī Zakī al-Dīn — Names: Muḥyī l-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Muḥammad ibn al-qāḍīʿAlī Zakī al-DīnMuḥyī l-Dīn, Abū l-Maʿālī Muḥammad ibn al-qāḍīʿAlī Zakī al-Dīn (d. 598/1202), chief judge of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1647
Muḥyī l-Dīn — Names: Muḥyī l-DīnMuḥyī l-Dīn, judge of MarandURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1648
Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn Raqīqah — Names: Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn RaqīqahMuʿīn al-Dīn ibn Raqīqah, brother of Sadīd ibn RaqīqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1649
Abū l-Faraj ibn al-Ḥadīd — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn al-ḤadīdAbū l-Faraj ibn al-Ḥadīd, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/165
Muʿīn al-Dīn — Names: Muʿīn al-DīnMuʿīn al-Dīn, Father of Khunad `or` Khwand Khātūn, the wife of SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1650
Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn Shaykh al-Shuyūkh — Names: Muʿīn al-Dīn ibn Shaykh al-ShuyūkhMuʿīn al-Dīn ibn Shaykh al-Shuyūkh, Ayyubid emirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1651
Muʿīn al-Dīn Unur — Names: Muʿīn al-Dīn UnurMuʿīn al-Dīn UnurURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1652
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd — Names: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿaddal-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd, fourth Fāṭimid caliph (`reg.` 341–364/953–75)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1653
Muʿizz al-Dawlah — Names: Muʿizz al-DawlahMuʿizz al-Dawlah, founder of Būyid rule in Baghdad (d. 356/967)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1654
Muʿizz al-Dawlah Thimāl ibn Ṣāliḥ — Names: Muʿizz al-Dawlah Thimāl ibn ṢāliḥMuʿizz al-Dawlah Thimāl ibn Ṣāliḥ, Mirdāsid ruler of Aleppo (`reg.` 442–449/1050–1057– 8)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1655
Mujāhid al-ʿĀmirī — Names: Mujāhid al-ʿĀmirīMujāhid al-ʿĀmirī, ruler of the `ṭāʾifah` of Denia (`reg.` 405–436/1014–1044/45)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1656
Mujāhid al-Dīn Qaymāz — Names: Mujāhid al-Dīn QaymāzMujāhid al-Dīn QaymāzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1657
al-Muktafī — Names: al-Muktafīal-Muktafī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 288– 295/902–908)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1658
Mumahhid al-Dawlah, Abū Manṣūr — Names: Mumahhid al-Dawlah, Abū ManṣūrMumahhid al-Dawlah, Abū Manṣūr, ruler from the Marwānid dynasty at MayyāfāriqīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1659
Abū l-Faraj ibn Ḥayyān — Names: Abū l-Faraj ibn ḤayyānAbū l-Faraj ibn Ḥayyān, maternal uncle of Ibn al-Muṭrān (d. 578/1191)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/166
Munaḥḥim ibn al-Fawwāl — Names: Munaḥḥim ibn al-FawwālMunaḥḥim ibn al-Fawwāl, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1660
al-Munayḥī, Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr — Names: al-Munayḥī, Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīral-Munayḥī, Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr, 4th/10th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1661
Muʾnis al-Faḥl — Names: Muʾnis al-FaḥlMuʾnis al-Faḥl, chief of police under al-MuʿtaḍidURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1662

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.