PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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نقطة خريفية ‘autumnal (equinox)’

Arabic. – Grammar: n.

References: PH Morelon: I.15, 59:19-20
Synonyms:
خريفية[Alm. MS Tunis: ]
نقطة الاعتدال الخريفي[PH Morelon: I.3:7, 19:20]