sofa

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== sopha (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ̯fə/, /ˈsɵʊ̯fə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ̯fə/, /ˈsɔʊ̯fə/ Rhymes: -əʊfə Hyphenation: so‧fa ==== Noun ==== sofa (plural sofas) (Middle East architecture, archaic) A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting. (furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people. Synonyms: couch, lounge, divan, settee ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== love seat ==== Verb ==== sofa (third-person singular simple present sofas, present participle sofaing, simple past and past participle sofaed) To furnish with one or more sofas. To seat or lay down on a sofa. ==== References ==== "sofa, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== sofa (plural sofas) (historical) A slave soldier who served in the army of the Mali Empire. === Anagrams === OFAs, as of, oafs == Chinese == === Etymology === From English sofa. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sofa (Penang Hokkien) sofa ==== Synonyms ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From French sofa, via Turkish sofa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa). === Noun === sofa c (singular definite sofaen, plural indefinite sofaer) sofa, couch, divan, settee ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== divan ==== References ==== “sofa” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sofa, perhaps via Turkish sofa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoː.faː/ Hyphenation: so‧fa === Noun === sofa m (plural sofa's, diminutive sofaatje n) (chiefly Belgium) a couch, a sofa Synonyms: bank, zitbank == French == === 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. === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /sɔ.fa/ (Canada) IPA(key): /so.fa/; /so.fɔ/ Rhymes: -a Homophone: sofas === Noun === sofa m (plural sofas) couch; sofa Synonym: canapé ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “sofa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔːva/ Rhymes: -ɔːva === Verb === sofa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative svaf, third-person plural past indicative sváfum, supine sofið) (intransitive) to sleep ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sofna syfja == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch sofa, from French sofa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsofa/ [ˈso.fa] Rhymes: -ofa Syllabification: so‧fa === Noun === sofa (plural sofa-sofa) sofa: an upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sofa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Noun === sofa (plural sofas) (item of furniture) sofa == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === Derived from English suffer. === Verb === sofa to suffer, to be troubled, to be distressed ==== Derived terms ==== sofarieshan == Japanese == === Romanization === sofa Rōmaji transcription of ソファ == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sofa or Italian sofà, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”). Compare Russian софа́ (sofá). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [soːˈfɐ] Rhymes: -ɐ Syllabification: so‧fà === Noun === sofà f (plural sòfos) stress pattern 2 sofa, couch ==== Declension ==== === References === “sofa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “sofa”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sofa. === Noun === sofa m (plural sofas) (Jersey, Guernsey) sofa ==== Synonyms ==== jontchéthe == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === sofa m (definite singular sofaen, indefinite plural sofaer, definite plural sofaene) sofa, couch === References === “sofa” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsuːfɑ/ === Noun === sofa m (definite singular sofaen, indefinite plural sofaer or sofaar, definite plural sofaene or sofaane) a sofa or couch === References === “sofa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *swefaną. === Verb === sofa (singular present indicative sefr or søfr, singular past indicative svaf, plural past indicative sváfu or sófu, past participle sofinn) to sleep ==== Usage notes ==== This verb (like vaka) takes an adjective in the masculine accusative singular as an adverb, presumably modifying the noun svefn, for instance ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== sofna svefn m ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: sofa Faroese: sova Norwegian Nynorsk: sova, sove Jamtish: sovo Elfdalian: såvå Old Swedish: sova Swedish: sova Old Danish: souæ Danish: sove Norwegian Bokmål: sove Scanian: søva Gutnish: syve === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “sofa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.fa/ Rhymes: -ɔfa Syllabification: so‧fa === Noun === sofa f (diminutive sofka) sofa, couch ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sofa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sofa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sofa), from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”). === Noun === sofa f (plural sofale) sofa ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === sòfa f (Cyrillic spelling со̀фа) (Serbia) sofa Synonym: kauč (Croatia) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== divan == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sofa. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sofa class IX (plural sofa class X) sofa == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صفه (ṣuffa, ṣofa, “a porch or hall with benches, a recess in a hall or ante-room”), from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “bench, sofa, vestibule”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈfa/ Hyphenation: so‧fa === Noun === sofa (definite accusative sofayı, plural sofalar) An area in the house where all rooms open into; hall, hallway. Synonyms: hol, salon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “sofa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “sofa¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4277 == Veps == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian софа́ (sofá). === Noun === sofa sofa ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “тахта”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika