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أسب قنطورس asb qanṭūris
abi feithoris (or: albi feithoriz)
– for asb qanṭūris: the horse Centaur (astr.) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 232, 698: Et ascendit in prima facie … caput albi Feithoriz
Lemay 387, 433: ويطلع في الوجه الأوَّل … رأس اسب قنطورس
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Albu. Intro. JS 233, 715: Et ascendit in secunda facie … dimidium Abi Feithoris, et ala eiusdem Avis que capit pisces ex aqua
Lemay 387, 442: ويطلع في الوجه الثاني … وسط اسب قنطورس [var.: فنطورس] وجناح طير إيبس
- 2 Albu. Intro. JS
< Arabic. The Latin term does not appear in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA. Cf. asmaad and centaurus.
feithoriuz (or: feithoris)
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Albu. Intro. JS 233, 730: Et ascendit in tercia facie Aquarii … posteriora Feithoris
Lemay 388, 452: ويطلع في الوجه الثالث من الدلو … مؤَخَّر اسب قنطورس
- 1 Albu. Intro. JS
< Arabic. The Latin term is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.
According to Lemay 1995, vol. III, 469 on li. 433, the Arabic means ‘the horse Centaur’, deriving from Persian asp ‘horse’ and the Greek Κένταυρος. The Arabic term is not documented in Lisān, Freytag, Lane, Dozy and Wehr.