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sofa

Pronunciation: /sɔ.fa/

“sofa” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. couch; sofa

In French

  1. Sorte d’estrade élevée et couverte d’un tapis.
  2. Sorte de lit de repos, canapé.

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”)/Classical Syriac ܨܦܬܐ. The word may have entered French via Turkish sofa. Note casually that Arabic itself uses كَنَبة (kanaba) for “sofa”, from French canapé.

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