Masculine
sofa
Meaning
couch; sofa
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
sofá
divano
Sofa
καναπές
sofá
sofà
sofa
kanepe
lectusFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɔ.fa/
Etymology
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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