Did you know that 'sofa' is actually Arabic?

'Sofa' is a word borrowed from Arabic 'ṣuffa'. The word entered the English language some time around 1717.

sofa [noun] [1717]

A long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed

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Etymology: Earlier, raised carpeted floor, from Italian 'sofà' from Turkish 'sofa' from Arabic 'ṣuffa' carpet, divan

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