[mas-tuh-buh] 
| 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. |
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.] |