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sofa

Signification (Anglais)

couch; sofa

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/sɔ.fa/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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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