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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)

Vāgbhaṭa Names: VāgbhaṭaVāgbhaṭa, author c. 600ＡⅮ of `Aṣṭāṅgahṛ-daya-Saṃhitā` (`K. Astānkar`/`Astāngar al-jāmiʿ`)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2278
Jamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Āmidī — Names: Jamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ĀmidīJamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Āmidī, son of Sayf al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī al-ĀmidīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1317
al-ʿAzīz or al-ʿAzīz bi-Allāh — Names: al-ʿAzīz or al-ʿAzīz bi-Allāhal-ʿAzīz or al-ʿAzīz bi-Allāh, fifth Fatimid caliph (`reg.` 364–385/975–96)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/598
Isḥāq ibn Sulaymān al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Isḥāq ibn Sulaymān al-IsrāʾīlīIsḥāq ibn Sulaymān al-Isrāʾīlī, medical writer (d. 320/932 `or` 344/955)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1272
Mattā Matthaeus the Elder — Names: Mattā Matthaeus the ElderMattā Matthaeus the Elder, physician of antiquity, pupil of MēnasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1544
Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamdūn — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ḤamdūnAbū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥamdūn, man of lettersURI: https://usaybia.net/person/69
Ibn al-Jundī — Names: Ibn al-JundīIbn al-Jundī, al-Qāḍī Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Hārūn al-Ghassānī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1018
Nūḥ ibn Manṣūr — Names: Nūḥ ibn ManṣūrNūḥ ibn Manṣūr (`reg.` 366–387/977–97), Samanid emir of TransoxianaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1784
Ibn al-Sarrāj — Names: Ibn al-SarrājIbn al-Sarrāj, author of `K. al-Uṣūl`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1114
Politianus (Balīṭīyān) — Names: Politianus (Balīṭīyān)Politianus (Balīṭīyān), patriarch of Alexandria and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1838
Abū l-ʿArab Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad — Names: Abū l-ʿArab Yūsuf ibn MuḥammadAbū l-ʿArab Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/110
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Mahrī al-Uṣūlī — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Mahrī al-UṣūlīAbū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Mahrī al-Uṣūlī, qadi in BougieURI: https://usaybia.net/person/81
Muḥammad ibn Malik-Shāh Abū Shujāʿ Ghiyāth al-Dunyā wa-l-Dīn — Names: Muḥammad ibn Malik-Shāh Abū Shujāʿ Ghiyāth al-Dunyā wa-l-DīnMuḥammad ibn Malik-Shāh Abū Shujāʿ Ghiyāth al-Dunyā wa-l-Dīn, Seljuq ruler (`reg.` 498–511/1105–1118)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1624
Najāḥ al-Sharābī, Najm al-Dawlah Abū l-Yumn — Names: Najāḥ al-Sharābī, Najm al-Dawlah Abū l-YumnNajāḥ al-Sharābī, Najm al-Dawlah Abū l-Yumn (d. 615/1218), official at the caliphal courtURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1727
Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-Kāẓim — Names: Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-KāẓimMūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-Kāẓim, seventh Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1676
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāhal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 279–289/892–902)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1692
Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-Ḥarrānī — Names: Rashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-ḤarrānīRashīd al-Dīn Abū l-Thanāʾ Ḥammād ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Fuḍayl al-Ḥarrānī, teacher of HadithURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1913
Ibn Ḥamawayh (`or` Ibn Ḥammūyah) — Names: Ibn Ḥamawayh (`or` Ibn Ḥammūyah)Ibn Ḥamawayh (`or` Ibn Ḥammūyah), Ṣadr al-Dīn. Shāfīʿī `faqih`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/990
Abū Bakr al-Barqī — Names: Abū Bakr al-BarqīAbū Bakr al-Barqī, contemporary of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/124
Saʿd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sahl al-Baghdādī al-ʿAwwād — Names: Saʿd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sahl al-Baghdādī al-ʿAwwādSaʿd al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī Sahl al-Baghdādī al-ʿAwwād, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1935
Seleucus — Names: SeleucusSeleucus, founder of the Seleucid empireURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2024
Quss ibn Sāʿidah al-Iyādī — Names: Quss ibn Sāʿidah al-IyādīQuss ibn Sāʿidah al-Iyādī, legendary preIslamic oratorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1884
Philip — Names: PhilipPhilip, king of Macedon, father of Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1821
Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥakam — Names: Ibn ʿAbd al-ḤakamIbn ʿAbd al-Ḥakam, Egyptian historian, author of `Futūḥ Miṣr` (d. 257/871)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/912
Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn KillisAbū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis, Jewish vizier of Fatimid al-ʿAzīz (318–380/930–991)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/170

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.