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