PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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كوكب عطارد ‘Mercury’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.7:1, 23:15
Translation of:
Greek: ὁ τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ ἀστήρ [PH Heiberg: I.7:1, 78:16]
Modern translations:
French: Mercure [PH Morelon: I.7:1, 22:16]
German: das Gestirn Merkur [PH Nix: I.7:1, 79:15]
Synonyms:
عطارد[PH Morelon: I.10:1, 33:2]