PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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مسير ‘course’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.9:1, 29:4
Translation of:
Greek: πάροδος [PH Heiberg: I.1:5, 72:2; I.9:1, 82:2; I.11:4, 90:29]
Modern translations:
French: progression [PH Morelon: I.9:1, 28:5]
German: Lauf [PH Nix: I.9:1, 83:3]
Synonyms:
حركة[PH Morelon: I.1:5, 17:5; I.11:4, 39:11]