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كفّ kaffa
cessare
– for kaffa: (+ ʿan) to cease doing s.th., to rest show/hide quotes-
Aris. Phys. VII 4, 3 (242a1): Amplius, quod non movetur ab aliquo, non cessat moveri cessante aliquo alio motu
Bad. 734, 7: إن ما كان لا يتحرك عن شىءٍ ما فليس يكفُّ أصلًا عن حركته بوقوف شىءٍ ما آخر عن الحركة
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Aris. Phys. VII 46, 22 (248a27): Haec autem turbatio quiescit et cessat partim a natura partim ex aliis
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كفّة kiffa
alfacah
– for kiffa: scale (of a balance) (in star description) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 228, 556: Et ascendit in hac facie … pectus Libre atque humeri eius. Et summitas Alfacah, i.e. corone, sinistre septemtrionalis
Lemay 383, 341: ويطلع في هذا الوجه … صدر الميزان ومنكبيه وطرف الكفّة [var.: الفكة] اليُسرى الشمالية
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The Latin phrase ‘i.e. corone’ indicates that the Arabic term was misread as al-fakka (the constellation Corona Borealis). The Latin term is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.