PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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الكوكب‘star’

Arabic. – Grammar: n.

References: Alm. MS Leiden: I.2:24, f. 3r:27. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.2:24, f. 2v:9. – PH Morelon: I.7:1, 23:15
Translation of:
Greek: ἀστήρ [Alm. Heiberg: VII-VIII; I.2, 9:6; I.3, 11:14. – PH Heiberg: I.7:1, 78:16]
Translated into:
Latin: stella  [Alm. Gerard: I.2:24, f. 2ra:36]
Modern translations:
French: astre [PH Morelon: I.7:1, 24:1]
German: Gestirn [PH Nix: I.7:1, 79:15]
Synonyms:
النجم[Alm. MS Leiden: I.3:34, f. 3v:13. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.3:34, f. 3r:2]