آقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• آغا (ağa)

Noun

آقا • (aqa)

1. (provincial, dialectal) Alternative spelling of آغا (ağa)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ˈqaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.qɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ʁɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.qɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	āqā
Dari reading?	āqā
Iranian reading?	âġâ
Tajik reading?	oqo

• Audio (Iran):

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• Homophones: (Iranian) آغا

Noun

آقا • (āqā / âġâ) (plural آقایان (āqāyān / âġâyân), Tajik spelling оқо)

1. (as a title of respect) Mr., Sir, Lord

   آقای پارسا

   âqâ-ye pârsâ

   Mr. Parsa

2. sir, gentleman, lord
3. agha
4. (Iran) misspelling of آغا (âġâ)

Usage notes

• See usage notes under آغا (āġā / âġâ).

Urdu

Alternative forms

• آغا (āġā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آقا (āqā), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.qɑː/

Noun

آقا • (āqā) m (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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