مَسْطَبَةٌ

and مِسْطَبَةٌ are sings. of مَسَاطِبُ, which signifies The [wide benches, of stone or brick &c., generally built against a wall, called] دَكَاكِين, upon which people sit: (AZ, K:) [and particularly such as surround the court of a mosque: for] one says, رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَاعِدِينَ عَلَى المَسَاطِبِ, mean- ing [I saw them sitting upon] the دَكَاكِين around the court of the mosque. (A. [See also article صطب.])

The plural also signifies Blacksmiths' anvils. (IAar, K. [See, again, article صطب.])

And Waters stopped up, or choked up, with earth or dust; or altered for the worse by long standing; synonym مِيَاهٌ سُدُمٌ [q. v.]. (IAar, K.)