PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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per se stans ‘substratum’

Latin

References: Alm. Gerard: I.1:8, f. 1va:37
Translation of:
Arabic: قائم بنفسه [Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:8, f. 2v:26]
Synonyms:
subiectum[Alm. Sicily: I.1:8, f. 1v:43]
subiectum[Alm. George: I.1:8, f. 4r:14]