PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ناحية‘section’

Arabic. – Grammar: n.

References: PH Morelon: I.9:7, 31:9
Translation of:
Greek: τμῆμα [Alm. Heiberg: II.7, 118:12. – PH Heiberg: I.9:7, 84:10]
Modern translations:
French: à partir de [PH Morelon: I.9:7, 30:13]
German: Gegend [PH Nix: I.9:7, 85:11]
Synonyms:
قطعة[Alm. MS Leiden: f. 19v.39. – Alm. MS Tunis: 26b.1]