mastaba in Arabic
مَصْطَبَة maṣṭaba
/ˈmæstəbə/
mastaba in Arabic: مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba). In English, mastaba means a wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
Arabic words for mastaba
- wide stone bench
- مَصْطَبَة maṣṭaba
- rectangular tomb structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides
- مَصْطَبَة maṣṭaba
English meaning of mastaba
- noun A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
- noun 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.
mastaba in a sentence
- The pyramids at Giza are flanked by large cemeteries containing hundreds of mastabas.
mastaba in other languages
Questions about mastaba in Arabic
- What is the meaning of mastaba in Arabic?
- Mastaba in Arabic is مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba).
- ما معنى كلمة mastaba؟
- Mastaba: مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba).
- What does mastaba mean in English?
- Mastaba means a wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
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