טוּרְטִינִי, טוּרְטָנִי, טְרוּטִינִי, טְרִיטָנִי, f. (trutina, τρυτάνη, prob. of Semit. origin, cmp. טְרָא) balance, steel-yard. Sifra K’dosh. Par. 3, ch. VIII במשקל זו טרי׳ ‘in weight’ (Lev. XIX, 35) that means the trutina. Sabb. 81ᵃ וכי ט׳ יכניס shall a (gold) balance be brought in (to weigh accurately)?; Men. 87ᵇ. B. Kam. 119ᵃ. B. Bath. 89ᵃ ט׳ (for weighing gold), contrad. to מאזנים. Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. II, 5.—Y. Shek. VI, end, 50ᵇ כמין ט׳ arranged like a steel-yard. Sot. 34ᵃ (ref. to מוֹט, Num. XIII, 23) ט׳ וט׳ דט׳ a combination of balancing poles (for four couples of carriers); Y. ib. VII, 21ᵈ bot. טוּרְטיּרִין several poles (each carried by two); ט׳ וטוּרְטוּרֵי טרוטורין a combination &c.—Pl. טוּרְטָנִין. B. Kam. l. c. Ms. R. 2 (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 400).