Jastrow: כּוּמְתָא

כּוּמְתָא f. (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 &c. (by putting them on in the house and taking them off in the court). M. Kat. 15ᵃ אכ׳ וס׳ it refers to (the mourner’s) cap and turban. Gitt. 39ᵇ שקל כּוּמְתֵיה וכ׳ he took his cap and threw it at her. Sabb. 147ᵃ הב לי כּוּמְתָאִי hand me my cap.