PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ما عدّ ‘recession’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Leiden: f. 5v
Translation of:
Greek: παραχώρησις [Alm. Heiberg: I.5, 18:5; II.6, 103:9; I.8, 28:8; I.12, 65:20]
Synonyms:
تباعد[Alm. MS Tunis: ]
حركة[Alm. MS Tunis: 22b.19]
ميل[Alm. MS Leiden: f. 17r]