PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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materia ‘matter’

Latin. – Grammar: n.

References: Alm. George: I.1:8, f. 4r:13. – Alm. Gerard: I.1:8, f. 1va:34. – Alm. Sicily: I.1:8, f. 1v:42-43
Translation of:
Greek: ὕλη [Alm. Heiberg: I.1, 5:11]
Arabic: عنصر [Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:8, f. 2v:25. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:8, f. 1v:26]