mastaba

== English == === Alternative forms === mastabah === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæstəbə/, sometimes /mæˈstaːbə/ === Noun === mastaba (plural mastabas) A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East. (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. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مِصْطَبَة (miṣṭaba, “bench”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑs.taː.baː/ Hyphenation: mas‧ta‧ba === Noun === mastaba f (plural mastaba's, no diminutive) a mastaba (ancient Egyptian tomb structure) == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === mastaba m (plural mastabas) mastaba === Further reading === “mastaba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Arabic مِصْطَبَة (miṣṭaba, “bench”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmas.ta.ba/ Rhymes: -astaba Hyphenation: mà‧sta‧ba === Noun === mastaba f (plural mastabe) mastaba == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مِصْطَبَة (miṣṭaba). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /masˈta.ba/ Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: mas‧ta‧ba === Noun === mastaba f (archaeology) mastaba (rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mastaba”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “mastaba”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) mastaba in PWN's encyclopedia == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /masˈtaba/ [masˈt̪a.β̞a] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: mas‧ta‧ba === Noun === mastaba f (plural mastabas) mastaba === Further reading === “mastaba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025