קַרְטֵט, (v. קְרַט) to break, cut into small pieces. Y. Maas. Sh. IV, 54ᵈ נסתון … וקַרְטְטָן קומוי וכ׳ Bar Ḳ. took them (the fruit) and cut them in his presence, saying, is this worth anything?—Part. pass. מְקַרְטַט, מְקַרְטְטָה. Ib. עד כדון מילה מק׳ ולא טבא מילה מק׳ וכ׳ (ed. Zyt. מקרטמה) so far (you are right) as to a thing which is worth nothing when cut; how about a thing which is valuable when it is cut?