قنفة

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From French canapé. Compare the form كَنَبَة‎ (kanaba) in many other dialects.

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /qə.nə.fə/
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ʁə.nə.fə/ (q-ʁ merger)

Noun

قَنَفَة (qənəfə) f (plural قَنَفات‎ (qənəfat))

  1. sofa, couch
    ‏منو حاط القنفة بنص الصالة؟‎‎
    who put the couch in the middle of the living room?
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