"mastaba" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæstəbə/ Forms: mastabas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|مَصْطَبَة}} Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mastaba (plural mastabas)
  1. A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East. Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt Translations (wide stone bench): مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba) [feminine] (Arabic), Steinbank [feminine] (German), مصطبه (mastaba, mıstaba) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mastaba-en-noun-Fr9K0ZHj Disambiguation of Ancient Egypt: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'wide stone bench': 91 9
  2. (architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (rectangular tomb structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides): مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba) [feminine] (Arabic), mastaba [feminine] (Catalan), mastaba [feminine] (Dutch), i-iz-z:pr (jz) [masculine] (Egyptian), mastaba (Finnish), mastaba [feminine] (French), mastaba [feminine] (Galician), Mastaba [feminine] (German), μασταμπάς (mastampás) [masculine] (Greek), mastaba [feminine] (Italian), mastaba [feminine] (Polish), mastaba [feminine] (Portuguese), маста́ба (mastába) [feminine] (Russian), mastaba [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mastaba-en-noun-8u54fJYH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'rectangular tomb structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mastabah

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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