PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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نسبة‘ratio’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Tunis: . – PH Morelon: I.8:1, 27:3
Translation of:
Greek: λόγος [Alm. Heiberg: I.6, 20:3, 5; I.10, 43:8. – PH Heiberg: I.8:1, 80:6]
Modern translations:
French: rapport [PH Morelon: I.8:1, 26:5]
German: Verhältnis [PH Nix: I.8:1, 81:8]
Synonyms:
كـ ... عند[Alm. MS Tunis: ]