mastaba


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mastaba /ˈmastəbə/
noun
  • 1 Archaeology an ancient Egyptian tomb consisting of an underground burial chamber with rooms above it.
  • 2 (in Islamic countries) a bench attached to a house.
– origin from Arab. maṣṭaba.
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