PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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قطع بنصفين ‘bisect’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Leiden: f. 17r. – Alm. MS Tunis:
Translation of:
Greek: διχοτομῶ [Alm. Heiberg: II.2, 91:6-7; I.5, 17:20; I.5, 18:20]
Greek: διαιρῶ δίχα [Alm. Heiberg: II.6, 101:19-20; II.6, 101:24]
Synonyms:
فصل بنصفين[Alm. MS Tunis: ]
قسم بنصفين[Alm. MS Tunis: ]
قسم بنصفين[Alm. MS Tunis: 22b.1; 22a.27]
قسم بنصفين نصفين[Alm. MS Tunis: 19b.28-29]
قطع بنصفين نصفين[Alm. MS Leiden: f. 14v]
قطع بنصفين نصفين[Alm. MS Leiden: f. 17r]