sofa

English

/ˈsoʊfə/, /ˈsəʊfə/

noun
Definitions
  • (Middle East) 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French sofa derived from Arabic صُفَّة (a long seat made of stone brick, long seat made of stone brick, sofa).

Origin

Arabic

صُفَّة

Gloss

a long seat made of stone brick, long seat made of stone brick, sofa

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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