mastabah

Other forms: mastabahs

Definitions of mastabah
  1. noun
    an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
    synonyms: mastaba
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    type of:
    grave, tomb
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
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