Jastrow: מִתְנָא

מִתְנָא, מִי׳, מוֹ׳ m. (מְתַן; cmp. מְשִׁיחָא II. fr. מְשַׁח) cord, strap. B. Bath. 89ᵃ מיתנא Rashb. (ed. מִתְנָה, h. form) the cord of the scales. Men. 35ᵇ top כל הוכי דכי מיתלי (ביה) במת׳ וכ׳ Rashi (ed. במו׳; Ms. R. 2 במי׳) whenever it is lifted up by its strap and it (the capsule of the T’fillin) follows after it (the strap not breaking). Erub. 34ᵃ לַיְתֵיה בכוותא ומ׳ let him bring it down through the window (of the tower) and with a string. Sabb. 51ᵇ סגי לה במי׳ בעלמא (Ms. M. במיתגא, incorr.) a mere string would have been sufficient for controlling the animal. B. Mets. 113ᵇ מאן דאסר מי׳ דכיתנא וכ׳ he who ties a rope of moist flax around his loins. Y. Ned. III., beg. 37ᵈ מו׳, v. חֲגַר I; a. e.