PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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وضع ‘position’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.2:3, 17:16
Translation of:
Greek: θέσις [PH Heiberg: I.2:3, 72:19]
Modern translations:
French: proposition [PH Morelon: I.2:3, 16:29]
German: Lage [PH Nix: I.2:3, 73:27]
Synonyms:
موضع[Alm. MS Tunis: ]