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mas·ta·ba
also mas·ta·bah (măs′tə-bə)n.
An ancient Egyptian tomb with a rectangular base, sloping sides, and a flat roof.
[Arabic masṭaba, maṣṭaba, stone bench, from Aramaic masṭabtā, maṣṭabtā, bench, dais, perhaps from Greek stibas, bed of straw, bed, grave, or perhaps of Iranian origin; perhaps akin to Persian satāvand, portico, balcony.]
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mastaba
(ˈmæstəbə) ormastabah
n
(Architecture) a mudbrick superstructure above tombs in ancient Egypt from which the pyramid developed
[from Arabic: bench]
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mas•ta•ba
or mas•ta•bah
(ˈmæs tə bə)n., pl. -bas or -bahs.
an ancient rectangular Egyptian tomb with sloping sides and a flat roof.
[1595–1605; < Arabic maṣṭabah]
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