PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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الإٽيري ‘aethereal (nature)’

Arabic

References: TB Ar. Yamamoto: 1:2, 10:3
Translation of:
Greek: αἰθερώδης [TB Robbins: 1:2, 2]
Synonyms:
(طبيعة) أثيريّة[Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:12, f. 2v:35]
(طبيعة) سماويّة[Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:12, f. 2r:8]