PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ὕλη‘matter’

Greek. – Grammar: n.

References: Alm. Heiberg: I.1, 5:11
Translated into:
Arabic: عنصر [Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:8, f. 2v:25. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:8, f. 1v:26]
Latin: materia [Alm. Sicily: I.1:8, f. 1v:42-43]
Latin: materia [Alm. George: I.1:8, f. 4r:13]
Modern translations:
English: matter [Alm. Toomer: 35]