Sofa Definition

sōfə
sofas
noun
sofas
An upholstered couch, usually of spring construction, with fixed back and arms.
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Other Word Forms of Sofa

Noun

Singular:
sofa
Plural:
sofas

Origin of Sofa

  • Derived from Arabic صفة (súffa, “sofa, long seat made of stone or brick"), from Aramaic צפא (á¹£ipā', “mat"). The word may have entered European languages via Turkish or through the Moorish occupation of Spain.

    From Wiktionary

  • Turkish from Arabic ṭuffa carpet, divan from Aramaic ṭippā absolute form of ṭippətā mat ṭpp in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sofa Sentence Examples

  • They sat on the sofa without speaking.

  • I made myself comfortable on the sofa, my arm around Betsy, as we all waited for him to continue.

  • I came down here and napped on the sofa for a few hours.

  • A couple of wing-backed chairs and sofa sank luxuriously into that thick wine carpet, but what caught her full attention was the wide curving staircase.

  • She sat on the arm of the sofa.

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