sofà
Catalan
Etymology
Via French sofa from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “sofa, long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).
Derived terms
- sofà biplaça
- sofà llit
Further reading
- “sofà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sofà”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “sofà” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sofà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “sofa, long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈfa/*[1]
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: so‧fà
References
- sofà in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- sofà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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