PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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μαθήματα‘mathematics’

Greek. – Grammar: pl..

References: TB Robbins: 2:2, 57
Translated into:
Arabic: التعليمية [TB Ar. Yamamoto: 2:2, 104:4]
Modern translations:
English: mathematics [TB Robbins: 125]
Synonyms:
μαθηματικὸν (γένος)[Alm. Heiberg: I.1, 5:9, 6:3]