English Words from Arabic
sofa
الصُّفَّة
ṣuffa
Through Turkish sofa into Italian and English.
- Meaning in Arabic
- a raised, carpeted bench
- Before Arabic
- Aramaic ṣippā, 'mat' (American Heritage alone)
- Arabic today says
- الأَرِيكَة، والكَنَبَة
The path between languagesṣuffa → sofa
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