مصطبة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• مَسْطَبَة (masṭaba), مِسْطَبَة (misṭaba)

Etymology

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

مَصْطَبَة or مِصْطَبَة • (maṣṭaba or miṣṭaba) f (plural مَصَاطِب (maṣāṭib))

1. bench, estrade, terrace, mastaba

Declension

Declension of noun مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba)‎; مِصْطَبَة (miṣṭaba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْطَبَة‎; مِصْطَبَة maṣṭaba‎; miṣṭaba	الْمَصْطَبَة‎; الْمِصْطَبَة al-maṣṭaba‎; al-miṣṭaba	مَصْطَبَة‎; مِصْطَبَة maṣṭabat‎; miṣṭabat
Nominative	مَصْطَبَةٌ‎; مِصْطَبَةٌ maṣṭabatun‎; miṣṭabatun	الْمَصْطَبَةُ‎; الْمِصْطَبَةُ al-maṣṭabatu‎; al-miṣṭabatu	مَصْطَبَةُ‎; مِصْطَبَةُ maṣṭabatu‎; miṣṭabatu
Accusative	مَصْطَبَةً‎; مِصْطَبَةً maṣṭabatan‎; miṣṭabatan	الْمَصْطَبَةَ‎; الْمِصْطَبَةَ al-maṣṭabata‎; al-miṣṭabata	مَصْطَبَةَ‎; مِصْطَبَةَ maṣṭabata‎; miṣṭabata
Genitive	مَصْطَبَةٍ‎; مِصْطَبَةٍ maṣṭabatin‎; miṣṭabatin	الْمَصْطَبَةِ‎; الْمِصْطَبَةِ al-maṣṭabati‎; al-miṣṭabati	مَصْطَبَةِ‎; مِصْطَبَةِ maṣṭabati‎; miṣṭabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْطَبَتَيْن‎; مِصْطَبَتَيْن maṣṭabatayn‎; miṣṭabatayn	الْمَصْطَبَتَيْن‎; الْمِصْطَبَتَيْن al-maṣṭabatayn‎; al-miṣṭabatayn	مَصْطَبَتَيْ‎; مِصْطَبَتَيْ maṣṭabatay‎; miṣṭabatay
Nominative	مَصْطَبَتَانِ‎; مِصْطَبَتَانِ maṣṭabatāni‎; miṣṭabatāni	الْمَصْطَبَتَانِ‎; الْمِصْطَبَتَانِ al-maṣṭabatāni‎; al-miṣṭabatāni	مَصْطَبَتَا‎; مِصْطَبَتَا maṣṭabatā‎; miṣṭabatā
Accusative	مَصْطَبَتَيْنِ‎; مِصْطَبَتَيْنِ maṣṭabatayni‎; miṣṭabatayni	الْمَصْطَبَتَيْنِ‎; الْمِصْطَبَتَيْنِ al-maṣṭabatayni‎; al-miṣṭabatayni	مَصْطَبَتَيْ‎; مِصْطَبَتَيْ maṣṭabatay‎; miṣṭabatay
Genitive	مَصْطَبَتَيْنِ‎; مِصْطَبَتَيْنِ maṣṭabatayni‎; miṣṭabatayni	الْمَصْطَبَتَيْنِ‎; الْمِصْطَبَتَيْنِ al-maṣṭabatayni‎; al-miṣṭabatayni	مَصْطَبَتَيْ‎; مِصْطَبَتَيْ maṣṭabatay‎; miṣṭabatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصَاطِب maṣāṭib	الْمَصَاطِب al-maṣāṭib	مَصَاطِب maṣāṭib
Nominative	مَصَاطِبُ maṣāṭibu	الْمَصَاطِبُ al-maṣāṭibu	مَصَاطِبُ maṣāṭibu
Accusative	مَصَاطِبَ maṣāṭiba	الْمَصَاطِبَ al-maṣāṭiba	مَصَاطِبَ maṣāṭiba
Genitive	مَصَاطِبَ maṣāṭiba	الْمَصَاطِبِ al-maṣāṭibi	مَصَاطِبِ maṣāṭibi

References

• “mṣṭbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 21
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “مصطبة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 313
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