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[mas-tuh-buh] 
–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
1595–1605; < Ar maṣṭabah
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mas·ta·ba also mas·ta·bah (mās'tə-bə)  (click for larger image in new window) 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.] |
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Mastaba
Mas"ta*ba\, n. Also Mastabah \Mas"ta*bah\ . [Ar. ma[,c]tabah a large stone bench.]1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places. 2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in the rock beneath.
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