Wondering how to use Mastaba in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as grave or tomb.
Mastaba in a sentence
Mastaba meaning
- A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
- 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.
Using Mastaba
- The main meaning on this page is: A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East. | 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.
- Useful related words include: mastabah, grave, tomb.
- In the example corpus, mastaba often appears in combinations such as: the mastaba.
Context around Mastaba
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mastaba
- In this selection, "mastaba" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, london, elaborate, won and tombs stand out and add context to how "mastaba" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the mastaba of the and that the mastaba won t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mastaba" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mastaba
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Assurances have already been given to the swimming club that the Mastaba won’t interfere with their dips. (18 words)
Moreover, one of the oldest attestations of the god Osiris appears in the mastaba of the deceased Netjer-wser (God Almighty). (21 words)
Tom Lamb donated a 40 x 30 inch photograph of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 2018 London piece “The London Mastaba,” a floating installation on the Serpentine in Hyde Park. (30 words)
The increasing power and wealth of the pharaohs during the early dynastic period was reflected in their elaborate mastaba tombs and mortuary cult structures at Abydos, which were used to celebrate the deified pharaoh after his death. (37 words)
Tom Lamb donated a 40 x 30 inch photograph of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 2018 London piece “The London Mastaba,” a floating installation on the Serpentine in Hyde Park. (30 words)
Moreover, one of the oldest attestations of the god Osiris appears in the mastaba of the deceased Netjer-wser (God Almighty). (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
Tom Lamb donated a 40 x 30 inch photograph of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 2018 London piece “The London Mastaba,” a floating installation on the Serpentine in Hyde Park.
Assurances have already been given to the swimming club that the Mastaba won’t interfere with their dips.
Moreover, one of the oldest attestations of the god Osiris appears in the mastaba of the deceased Netjer-wser (God Almighty).
The increasing power and wealth of the pharaohs during the early dynastic period was reflected in their elaborate mastaba tombs and mortuary cult structures at Abydos, which were used to celebrate the deified pharaoh after his death.
Common combinations with mastaba
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: