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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al-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā — Names: al-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ZakariyyāAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzīal-Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā, physician and philosopher (ca. 250– 313/854–925)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1919
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Sarrāj — Names: Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-SarrājAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Sarrāj, grammarian (d. ca. 330/942)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/130
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā al-Qaṭṭān — Names: Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā al-QaṭṭānAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā al-Qaṭṭān, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/131
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Rāzī — Names: Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-RāzīAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Rāzī, known as Ibn Ḥamdūn, source of al-TanūkhīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/129
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd — Names: Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿUbaydAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd, patron of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/133
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz — Names: Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, son of ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzURI: https://usaybia.net/person/134
Abū Bakr ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-Quhistānī — Names: Abū Bakr ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-QuhistānīAbū Bakr ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-Quhistānī, poet (ca. 435/1043), ?author of lines ascribed to Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/123
Abū Bakr — Names: Abū BakrAbū Bakr, the son of al-Qāḍī Abū l-Ḥasan al-ZuhrīAbū Bakr, the son of al-Qāḍī Abū l-Ḥasan al-Zuhrī, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/120
Abū Bakrah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah — Names: Abū Bakrah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahAbū Bakrah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah, son of the slave-girl Sumayyah and, probably, the physician al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/136
Abū Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn Mālik — Names: Abū Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn MālikAbū Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn Mālik, tribal heroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/138
Abū Bishr — Names: Abū BishrAbū Bishr, ‘the Physician to Rulers’Abū Bishr, `ṭabīb al-ʿaẓīmiyyah`, physician in Egypt under al-ḤākimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/143
Abū Bishr al-Baqarī — Names: Abū Bishr al-BaqarīAbū Bishr al-BaqarīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/144
Abū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnān (`or` Yūnus) — Names: Abū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnān (`or` Yūnus)Mattā ibn YūnānAbū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnān (`or` Yūnus), Christian Aristotelian translator (d. 328/940)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/145
Abū Bishr — Names: Abū BishrAbū Bishr, ‘the Physician to Rulers’Abū Bishr, `ṭabīb al-ʿaẓīmiyyah`, physician in Egypt under al-ḤākimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/143
Abū Dhiʾb — Names: Abū DhiʾbAbū Dhiʾb, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/146
Abū Dhuʾayb al-Hudhalī — Names: Abū Dhuʾayb al-HudhalīAbū Dhuʾayb al-Hudhalī, poet (d. ca. 26/647)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/147
Abū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn Idrīs — Names: Abū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn IdrīsAbū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn Idrīs, 2nd– 3rd/8th–9th-c. commander, poet and musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/148
Abū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭār — Names: Abū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭārAbū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭār, protector of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/173
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-WāsiṭīAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/174
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn MaymūnAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/175
Abū Ghānim — Names: Abū GhānimAbū Ghānim, father of Abū MuslimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/176
Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ — Names: Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn SunbāṭAbū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ, Biṭrīq al-BaṭāriqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/177
Abū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ al-KirmānīAbū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī, author of `Akhbār al- Barāmikah`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/180
Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī) — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī)Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī), companion of Ibn TūmartURI: https://usaybia.net/person/181
Abū Ḥakam — Names: Abū ḤakamAbū Ḥakam, Christian physician serving MuʿāwiyahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/184

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.