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Hebrew
Etymology
Of Central Semitic origin, from the same root as מַטָּה (máta, “below”).
Noun
מיטה / מִטָּה • (mitá) f (plural indefinite מיטות / מִטּוֹת, singular construct מיטת / מִטַּת־)
- a bed
Tanach, 2 Kings 4:10, with translation of the King James Version:וְנָשִׂים לוֹ שָׁם מִטָּה וְשֻׁלְחָן וְכִסֵּא וּמְנוֹרָה- v'nasím ló shám mitá v'shulchán v'chisé umnorá
- and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מיטה / מִטָּה (“bed”).
Noun
מיטה • (mite) f, plural מיטות (mites)
- bed, especially one upon which a corpse is placed
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