מַתְנִיתָא f. ch. = h. מִשְׁנָה , Mishnah, esp. (in Babli) collection of Mishnahs not embodied in the Mishnah of R. Judah, as Boraitha, Tosefta &c., contrad. to מַתְנִיתִין (abbr. מתני׳) our Mishnah, i.e. the Mishnah proper. Targ. Y. Ex. XXVI, 9.—Taan. 21ᵃ אי איכא שאיל לי במ׳ דר׳ … ממתניתין (differ. in Ms. M., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) if there be one that will ask me something from the Mishnah of R. Ḥiya or of R. Oshia which I cannot answer from our Mishnah. Y. M. Kat. II, beg. 81ᵃ מַתְנִיתָן צריכה לדר׳ חייא וכ׳ our Mishnah needs (for explanation) that of R. Ḥiya, and R. Ḥia’s needs ours. Ib. מַתְנִיתֵיה דר׳ וכ׳ the collection of &c.; a. v. fr.—Trnsf. school, college. Pes. 101ᵇ במ׳ דבי וכ׳ at the school of the house of Rab Hineḳ &c. (where Mishnah was taught). Keth. 104ᵃ bot.; a. fr.—[Y. Ned. IV, 38ᶜ bot. מתניתין נסבין וכ׳, read: מַתְנְיָינִין.]—Pl. מַתְנְיָיתָא. Ber. 25ᵇ מ׳ קשיין אהדרי the two Boraithas quoted contradict each other!—Nidd. 33ᵇ ותני מ׳ (some ed. מתניתא) and he teaches Mishnahs.