آغا

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Ottoman Turkish [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

آغا (ağa)

  1. lord, master
  2. eldest brother
  3. eldest paternal uncle
  4. head of household
  5. head male servant
  6. agha, an honorific title of address; Mr., sir
  7. agha, a title of various military and civil officers

Persian [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

آغا • (âğâ)

  1. Mrs.; Lady; Madam
  2. eunuch
  3. (informal or misspelled) Mr.
  4. (informal or misspelled) sir, gentleman
  5. agha, aga

Usage notes [edit]

Persian does not have grammatical gender, but in formal writing, آغا (âğâ) is considered the semantically feminine form of the homophone آقا (âqâ, “Mr., sir”).

Urdu [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Persian آغا (âqâ), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

آغا • (āġā) m, Hindi spelling आग़ा

  1. Mr.
  2. sir, gentleman
  3. master
  4. owner
  5. lord
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