מְעַרְתָּא, Targ. Gen. XIX, 30; a. fr.—Sabb. 33ᵇ, a. fr.—Esp. burial cave. B. Bath. 58ᵃ מ׳ דאברהם the cave where Abraham was buried; a. fr.—Pl. מְעָרָתָא. Targ. I Sam. XIII, 6.—B. Bath. l. c. הוה מציין מ׳ undertook to mark the burial caves.