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mastaba

mas·taba

UK/ˈmæstəbə/ uncommon

noun

1.

an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof

  • “the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba”
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Origin

Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba).

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