PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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μαθηματικὸν (γένος)‘mathematics’

Greek. – Grammar: adj.

References: Alm. Heiberg: I.1, 5:9, 6:3
Translated into:
Arabic: (الجنس) التعليميّ [Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:7, f. 1v:26]
Arabic: (الجنس) العلميّ [Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:7, f. 2v:25]
Latin: mathematicus [Alm. Sicily: I.1:7, f. 1v:42]
Latin: mathematicus [Alm. George: I.1:7, f. 4r:12]
Modern translations:
English: mathematics [Alm. Toomer: 35; 36]
Synonyms:
μαθήματα[TB Robbins: 2:2, 57]