PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ركّب ‘combine’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.1:5, 17:6
Translation of:
Greek: συμπλέκω [PH Heiberg: I.1:5, 72:4]
Modern translations:
French: composer [PH Morelon: I.1:5, 16:10]
German: zusammensetzen [PH Nix: I.1:5, 73:5]