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mastaba vs tomb

tomb vs mastaba

mastaba and tomb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mastaba Yes No No No
tomb Yes No No No
As nouns, tomb is a hypernym of mastaba; that is, tomb is a word with a broader meaning than mastaba:
  • mastaba: an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
  • tomb: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Other hypernyms of mastaba include grave.
mastaba (noun) tomb (noun)
an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Difference between mastaba and tomb

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