Mastaba Definition

mastəbə
noun
An oblong structure with a flat roof and sloping sides, built over the opening of a mummy chamber or burial pit in ancient Egypt and used as a tomb.
Webster's New World
A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • mastabah

Other Word Forms of Mastaba

Noun

Singular:
mastaba
Plural:
mastabas

Origin of Mastaba

  • Arabic masṭaba, maṭṭaba stone bench from Aramaic masṭabtā, maṭṭabtā bench, dais perhaps from Greek stibas bed of straw, bed, grave or perhaps of Iranian origin perhaps akin to Persian satāvand portico, balcony

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic مِصْطَبَة (misTabat, “bench").

    From Wiktionary

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