Mat (mata)
Sports Dictionary
Somali saying: "If you lay woman a bed a thorns she will lay you a bed of roses"
– (from the Latin word 'matta' – hemp or matting), a soft surface used in sports training, designed to protect athletes from injuries when falling off equipment or during jumps. 
Related to terms that indicate sports apparatus
Somali saying: "If you lay woman a bed a thorns she will lay you a bed of roses"