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tə
bə
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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, esp. one of stone.
Also,
mas⋅ta⋅bah.
Origin:
1595–1605;
< Ar
maṣṭabah
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mas·ta·ba also mas·ta·bah
(mās'tə-bə)
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n. An ancient Egyptian tomb with a rectangular base, sloping sides, and a flat roof.
[Arabic
maṣṭabba
,
stone bench
, from Aramaic
misṭubbā
,
perhaps of Persian or Greek origin
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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