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grave vs mastaba

mastaba vs grave

grave and mastaba both are nouns.

grave is an adjective but mastaba is not an adjective.

grave is a verb but mastaba is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grave Yes Yes Yes No
mastaba Yes No No No
As nouns, mastaba is a hyponym of grave; that is, mastaba is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grave:
  • grave: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
  • mastaba: an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
Other hyponyms of grave include burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture, mastabah.
grave (noun) mastaba (noun)
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
death of a person
grave (adjective) mastaba (adjective)
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
grave (verb) mastaba (verb)
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Difference between grave and mastaba

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