PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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تحرَّك باستدارة ‘carry round’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.3:2, 19:7
Translation of:
Greek: περιφέρω [PH Heiberg: I.3:2, 74:9]
Modern translations:
French: mouvoir d'un mouvement circulaire [PH Morelon: I.3:2, 18:10-11]
German: drehen [PH Nix: I.3:2, 75:14]