כומתא

כּוּמְתָאf. (כמם, v. כמן; cmp. Arab. kummath, Fl. to Levy Talm. Dict. II, 450b>) skull-cap, worn under the turban (סוּדְרָא). Erub.84b דילמא כשהרבים … בכ׳ וסודרא perhaps the public use of them (the low roofs) refers to people putting their cap and turban on them? Ib. 91a bot. בכ׳ וס׳ it may be possible with cap (by putting them on in the house and taking them off in the court). M. Kat. 15a אכ׳ וס׳ it refers to (the mourners) cap and turban. Gitt.39b שקל כּוּמְתֵיהוכ׳ he took his cap and threw it at her. Sabb.147a הב לי כּוּמְתָאִי hand me my cap.