מַפָּה f. (נָפָּה) 1) flag. Num. R. s. 2 לכל נשיא ונשיא מ׳ וצבע for each prince a flag of a different color. Ib. צבע מ׳ the color of the flag; a. fr.—[Pl. מַפּוֹת. Mekh. B’shall. s. 2, v. מְנָפָה.] —2) (cmp. Lat. mappa, of Punic origin) napkin, towel. Ber. VIII, 3; a. fr. —3) bandage around a scroll. Y. Meg. I, 71ᵈ; Y. Erub. X, 26ᵇ top ספר שאין עליו מ׳ a scroll which is not bandaged (so that the writing is partly exposed).