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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)

al-Rāḍī bi-Allāh — Names: al-Rāḍī bi-Allāhal-Rāḍī bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 322– 329/934–40)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1897
al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr al-Qāḍī al-Makīn Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn — Names: al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr al-Qāḍī al-Makīn Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusaynal-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr al-Qāḍī al-Makīn Abū l-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1862
al-Khāqānī — Names: al-Khāqānīal-Khāqānī, Abū l-Qāsim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad (d. 314/926–927), vizier under al-MuqtadirURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1387
al-Jawharī — Names: al-Jawharīal-Jawharī, Abū Naṣr Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād (d. 393/1002 `or` 398/1007), 10th-c. lexicographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1332
Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-ḤamdānīAbū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī, poet (d. 357/968)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/172
Sophroniscus — Names: SophroniscusSophroniscus, father of SocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2129
Abū l-Ḥusayn Yūsuf — Names: Abū l-Ḥusayn YūsufAbū l Ḥusayn Yūsuf probably written in error for Abū l Ḥasan Yūsuf Abū l ʿIbar Abū l ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/227
Apollonius (perh. of Alexandria, or of Citium) — Names: Apollonius (perh. of Alexandria, or of Citium)Apollonius (perh. of Alexandria, or of Citium), physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/548
Ibn Ṭughj — Names: Ibn ṬughjIbn Ṭughj, founder of the Ikshīdid dynasty (`reg.` 323–334/935–46)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1144
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
Kamāl al-Dīn ibn Yūnus — Names: Kamāl al-Dīn ibn YūnusKamāl al Dīn ibn Yūnus Abū ʿImrān `or` Abū l Fatḥ Kamāl al Dīn Mūsā ibn Yūnus ibn Muḥammad al Mawṣilī mathematician and jurist...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1362
Ibn Jazlah — Names: Ibn JazlahIbn Jazlah, Yaḥyā ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī, 5th/11th-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1012
Archipolis Names: ArchipolisArchipolis, disciple of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/557
Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdī — Names: Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdīYaḥyā ibn ʿAdī, Christian philosopher and theologian (d. 363/974)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2299
al-Mismaʿī al-Mutakallim — Names: al-Mismaʿī al-Mutakallimal-Mismaʿī al-MutakallimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1572
al-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīn — Names: al-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīnal-Sanjārī, ʿAzīz al-Dīn, judgeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2007
Bāqil — Names: BāqilBāqil, figure proverbial for his inarticulatenessURI: https://usaybia.net/person/630
Elias of Nisibis — Names: Elias of NisibisElias of Nisibis, 11th c., brother of Zāhid al-ʿUlamāʾ, metropolitan of Nisibis, chronographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/733
Zayn al-Dīn — Names: Zayn al-DīnZayn al-Dīn, the blind, philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2366
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Abī Yūsuf Ḥajjāj al-Khaṭīb — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Abī Yūsuf Ḥajjāj al-KhaṭībAbū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn Abī Yūsuf Ḥajjāj al-Khaṭīb, Almohad qadiURI: https://usaybia.net/person/79
Augustus (formerly Octavian) — Names: Augustus (formerly Octavian)Augustus (formerly Octavian), Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/587
Saʿīd — Names: SaʿīdSaʿīd, grandfather of al-TamīmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1959
Ibn al-Bayṭār, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Mālaqī al-Nabātī — Names: Ibn al-Bayṭār, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Mālaqī al-NabātīḌiyāʾ al-Dīn ibn al-BayṭārIbn al-Bayṭār, Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Mālaqī al-Nabātī, Andalusian pharmacologist (d. 646/1248)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/955
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
Abū l-Sammāl al-Asadī — Names: Abū l-Sammāl al-AsadīAbū l-Sammāl al-Asadī, poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/347

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.