# mastaba

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæstəbə/

## Definitions
1. A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
2. 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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mastaba