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صُفَّة · Arabic
noun · Arabic
Transliteration: ṣuffa
Stone or brick bench or raised seat covered with carpets and cushions.. Stone or brick bench or raised seat covered with carpets and cushions.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Arabic reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English sofa is ultimately traced to Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa), a stone or brick bench or raised seat covered with carpets and cushions. English > Etymology
The English word is reported from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa. English > Etymology
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sofa · Ottoman Turkish
noun · Ottoman Turkish
Transliteration: sofa
Raised platform, bench or seating area.. Raised platform, bench or seating area.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Ottoman Turkish reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English sofa is ultimately traced to Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa), a stone or brick bench or raised seat covered with carpets and cushions. English > Etymology
The English word is reported from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa. English > Etymology
French sofa is reported through Turkish sofa and Arabic ṣuffa, with older soffa/sopha spellings and a c.1620 context. Étymologie
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Ottoman Turkish. LanguageTable row otto1234
sofa · French
noun · French
Transliteration: sofa
Raised seat or sofa; European form with variant spellings.. Raised seat or sofa; European form with variant spellings.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
French reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The English word is reported from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa. English > Etymology
French sofa is reported through Turkish sofa and Arabic ṣuffa, with older soffa/sopha spellings and a c.1620 context. Étymologie
English sofa is recorded in the 1620s for a raised carpeted platform and by 1717 for a long stuffed seat for reclining. sofa(n.)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for French. LanguageTable row stan1290
sofa · English
noun · English
Reading: SOH-fuh
A raised section or seat covered with carpets and cushions.. A raised section or seat covered with carpets and cushions.
c. 1620s · English raised-platform context — The source reports a 1620s English sense; the upholstered-seat sense is separately dated to 1717.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
French sofa is reported through Turkish sofa and Arabic ṣuffa, with older soffa/sopha spellings and a c.1620 context. Étymologie
English sofa is recorded in the 1620s for a raised carpeted platform and by 1717 for a long stuffed seat for reclining. sofa(n.)
The English entry gives /ˈsoʊfə/ and /ˈsəʊfə/ and defines sofa as a long upholstered seat. English > Pronunciation and Noun
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
sofa · English
noun · English
Reading: SOH-fuh
A long upholstered seat for reclining.. A long upholstered seat for reclining.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English sofa is recorded in the 1620s for a raised carpeted platform and by 1717 for a long stuffed seat for reclining. sofa(n.)
The English entry gives /ˈsoʊfə/ and /ˈsəʊfə/ and defines sofa as a long upholstered seat. English > Pronunciation and Noun
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
sofa → sofa: borrowing, alternative. French sofa may continue the Turkish form; the source preserves alternate European routes. English > EtymologyÉtymologie
sofa → sofa: borrowing, qualified. English sofa is displayed through the European form without forcing French as the sole donor. Étymologiesofa(n.)
sofa → sofa: semantic-change, documented. The raised-platform sense narrows toward a long stuffed seat for reclining. Platform and upholstered-seat senses: The dates scope English sense development and do not resolve the exact Arabic/Turkish/French transmission. sofa(n.)