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English
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Etymology
Derived from Arabic ARchar|ص�ة (súffa, sofa, long seat made of stone or brick). The word may have entered European languages via Turkish or through the Moorish occupation of Spain.

Pronunciation
s�'f�, /�s��f�/, /<tt>"s@Uf@</tt>/
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Noun
sofa (plural: sofas)

1. An upholstered seat, typically having sides and back, long enough to accommodate two or more people.

Synonyms
couch
divan
settee

Translations
trans-top|upholstered seat
Bulgarian: диван (divan) n
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (sh�f�)
:Min Nan: �� (phòng-í)
Czech: pohovka f, gau� m
Danish: #Danish|sofa
Dutch: bank f m in Holland, zetel m, sofa m
Estonian: sohva
Finnish: sohva
French: canapé m
Galician: sofá m
German: Sofa n
Greek: κανα�έ� (kanapés) m
Hebrew: ספ� (sofah) f
Icelandic: sófi m
Italian: divano m, sofà m
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Japanese: ���� (sof�)
Korean: �� (sopa)
Kurdish: qenepe
Northern Sami: suffá
Norwegian: sofa
Polish: kanapa f
Portuguese: sofá m
Romanian: canapea f, canapele f|p
Russian: �о�а (sofá) f
Scottish Gaelic: langasaid f, suaineachan m, sunnag f
Spanish: sofá m
Swedish: soffa c
Turkish: kanepe
Urdu: URchar|ص��� (s̱ufa)
Vietnamese: ghế xô-fa
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See also
love seat

Danish

Noun
sofa

1. #English|sofa, couch

Category:Danish nouns

Icelandic

Etymology
From Old Norse

Verb
sofa

1. to sleep

Derived terms
sofa hjá

See also
syfja

Category:Icelandic verbs

Norwegian

Noun
sofa

1. #English|sofa, couch

Category:Norwegian nouns

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