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السلحفاة al-sulaḥfāt
acelhafe (or: acelhafeu)
– for al-sulaḥfāt: the turtle (in star descriptions and as the name of the constellation Lyra) (astr.) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 222, 373: Et putaverunt Indi quod ascendat in hac facie Vir cuius pes assimilatur pedi Acelhafe
Lemay 379, 226: وزعمت الهند أنَّه يطلع في هذا الوجه رجل يشبه قدمه قدم السُلَحفاة
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Albu. Intro. JS 231, 659: ascendit in hac facie … perfectio corporis Allauzeuah que est Acelhafeu
- 2 Albu. Intro. JS
< Arabic. Kunitzsch/Smart 2006, 33; 44. The Latin term is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.
celhafeu
– for al-sulaḥfāt: the turtle (name of the constellation Lyra) (astr.) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 230, 637: Et pars corporis Allauzeuah, que est Celhafeu, et dicitur etiam Vultur Cadens
Lemay 385, 393: وبعض بدن اللورا وهي السُلَحفاة، ويقال لها النسر الواقع أيضًا
- 1 Albu. Intro. JS
< Arabic sulaḥfāt. Cf. Kunitzsch 1959, 210, no. 186. Kunitzsch 1974, no. VIII. Kunitzsch/Smart 2006, 33: “Corresponding to the Greek image of a tortoise shell for the Lyre’s soundboard”. The Latin term does not appear in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.