PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

_ (the underscore) is the placeholder for exactly one character.
% (the percent sign) is the placeholder for no, one or more than one character.
%% (two percent signs) is the placeholder for no, one or more than one character, but not for blank space (so that a search ends at word boundaries).

At the beginning and at the end, these placeholders are superfluous.

العصا ‘rod, stick’

Arabic

References: TB Ar. Yamamoto: 2:9, 146:5
Translation of:
Greek: ῥάβδος [TB Robbins: 2:9, 90]
Translated into:
Latin: haleisi [TB Latin ?: ?]