PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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الجرم يفسد ‘corruptible’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:17, f. 2r:20
Translation of:
Greek: φθαρτόν [Alm. Heiberg: I.1, 7:14]
Synonyms:
الذي يبلى [Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:17, f. 3r:9]