mastaba noun. ['mastǝbǝ] Also mastabah. E17.
[Arab. miaba, ma-.]
1. In Islamic countries: a (stone) bench or seat attached to a house. E17.

2. Archaeology. An ancient Egyptian flat-topped tomb, rectangular or square in plan and with sides sloping outward to the base. Also mastaba tomb. L19.

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