mastaba

mas·ta·ba also mas·ta·bah Audio Help (mās'tə-bə)

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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