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sofa in Arabic

أَرِيكَة ʔarīka

UK/ˈsəʊ̯fə//ˈsoʊ̯fə/

sofa in Arabic: أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka), كَنَبَة (kanaba), تَخْت (taḵt), دِيوَان (dīwān). In English, sofa means a raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.

Arabic words for sofa

upholstered seat
أَرِيكَة ʔarīka, كَنَبَة kanaba, تَخْت taḵt, دِيوَان dīwān

English meaning of sofa

  1. noun A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
  2. noun An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
  3. verb To furnish with one or more sofas.
  4. verb To seat or lay down on a sofa.

Full definition of sofa

sofa in a sentence

  • He bought a big sofa two days before his relatives arrived.

Synonyms of sofa

sofa in other languages

Questions about sofa in Arabic

What is the meaning of sofa in Arabic?
Sofa in Arabic is أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka), كَنَبَة (kanaba), تَخْت (taḵt), دِيوَان (dīwān).
ما معنى كلمة sofa؟
Sofa: أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka), كَنَبَة (kanaba), تَخْت (taḵt), دِيوَان (dīwān).
What does sofa mean in English?
Sofa means a raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.

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