mastaba

or mas·ta·bah

[ mas-tuh-buh ]
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noun
  1. an ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, rectangular in plan with sloping sides and a flat roof.

  2. (in Islamic countries) a fixed bench, especially one of stone.

Origin of mastaba

1
First recorded in 1595–1605, mastaba is from the Arabic word maṣṭabah

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mastaba

mastabah

/ (ˈmæstəbə) /


noun
  1. a mudbrick superstructure above tombs in ancient Egypt from which the pyramid developed

Origin of mastaba

1
from Arabic: bench

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