Where does “mastaba” come from?
mastaba (English) comes from Arabic مَصْطَبَة, from Aramaic מצטבתא, from Hebrew מצב, from Hebrew מַצָּב — shape, situation, state.
mastaba (English): A wide stone bench built into the wall of a...
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- A wide stone bench built into the wall of a...
Ancestry of “mastaba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مَصْطَبَة | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | מצטבתא | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | מצב | a shape, a situation, a state |
| 4 | Hebrew | מַצָּב | shape, situation, state |