PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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عطارد ‘Mercury’

Arabic. – Grammar: n.

References: PH Morelon: I.10:1, 33:2
Translation of:
Greek: Ἑρμῆς [PH Heiberg: I.10:1, 84:24]
Modern translations:
French: Mercure [PH Morelon: I.10:1, 32:2]
German: Merkur [PH Nix: I.10:1, 85:28]
Synonyms:
كوكب عطارد[PH Morelon: I.7:1, 23:15]