Masculine
sofa
Meaning
couch; sofa
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɔ.fa/
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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