R: A dial by any other name

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Translation in western alphabet :
- modern Arabic Language           Sundial  =    sa'a  shamsiyya
- medieval Arabic   L                      Horizontal Sundial  = rukhama
(lit. marble)  or  basita (lit. flat)
                                                         Vertical Sundial
= munharifa

Source :  David A. King  "Astronomy in the service of Islam" - Variorum -
1993

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