sofa

Meaning

Noun

1. (East, Middle, archaic) A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
2. An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.

Verb

1. To furnish with one or more sofas.
2. To seat or lay down on a sofa.

Synonyms

couch

🛋️

settee

divan

lounge

bed

🛏️

davenport

chesterfield

chair

🪑

stool

bedstead

armchair

seat

💺

rug

loungeroom

bench

chairs

cot

lounge chair

settle

highchair

Davenport

chaise loungue

overstuffed chair

upholster chair

Translations

sofá

🛋️

canapé

🛋️

Sofa

🛋️

sofà

🛋️

divano

🛋️

sofa

🛋️

sofá

🛋️

καναπές

sofa

🛋️

canapé

sofà

🛋️

qenepe

🛋️

divan

divan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsəʊfə/

Etymology

Cognate with Aramaic: צפא

In summary

Borrowed from French sofa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick, covered with rich carpets and cushions and used for sitting”). Cognate with Aramaic צפא/Classical Syriac ܨܦܬܐ (ṣipā’, ṣeppəṯā, “mat, matting”). The word may have entered European languages via Muslim Iberia or through Turkish.