PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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polus  ‘pole’

Latin. – Grammar: n.

References: Alm. Gerard: I.3:32, f. 2rb:20
Translation of:
Arabic: قطب [Alm. MS Leiden: I.3:32, f. 3v:7. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.3:32, f. 2v:24. – PH Morelon: I.8:3, 27:10]