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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Aramaic מצטבתא (maṣṭaḇṯā), from Aramaic מצב (meṣb, stele; a stone slab), from Aramaic מצב (məṣab, to erect or plant an object into the ground), ultimately from Aramaic נצב (nəṣab, to plant); cognate with Classical Syriac ܡܨܛܒܬܐ (maṣṭaḇṯā) and cognate to the native root ن ص ب (n-ṣ-b).

Noun edit

مَصْطَبَة or مِصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba or miṣṭabaf (plural مَصَاطِب (maṣāṭib))

  1. bench, estrade, terrace, mastaba

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References edit

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