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Etymology
Via French sofa from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “sofa, long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sofà m (plural sofàs)
- sofa
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “sofa, long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sofà m (invariable)
- (furniture) sofa, chesterfield
References
- ^ sofà in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- sofà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana