aga

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Translingual

Symbol

aga

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aguano.

English

Noun

aga (plural agas)

1. Alternative spelling of agha.
   • 1775, Richard Chandler, Travels in Asia Minor, or, An account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 229:

     They were headed by a Chiauſh or the Meſſinger of an Aga, who commanded in a ſmall village to the weſt of Pambouk.

Anagrams

• GAA

Albanian

Alternative forms

• agë

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (aġa, “a lord or master”).

Noun

aga m (plural agallarë, definite agai, definite plural agallarët)

1. agha, Ottoman nobleman with a landed estate (ranging below bey)
2. (old) rich man
3. (old) clan chief
4. (derogatory) pretentious or officious person

Declension

Declension of aga

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aga	agai	agallarë	agallarët
accusative		aganë
dative	agai	agait	agallarëve	agallarëve
ablative			agallarësh

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “aga”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Asi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

Noun

aga

1. morning

Bola

Noun

aga

1. canoe

References

• Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 2

Bourbonnais-Berrichon

Alternative forms

• argarde (Moulins Dialect and Berrichon)

Verb

aga

1. look at (imperative mood)

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡa/ [ˈʔa.ɡa]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧ga

Noun

ága (Basahan spelling ᜀᜄ)

1. morning

   Coordinate terms: udto, hapon, banggi

Derived terms

• aro-aga
• kaagahan
• pagkaaga

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (short form) 'ga
• (following some prepositions) -'ga
• (Standard Cornish, short form) gà

Etymology

Apparently cognate with Welsh eu, Irish acu.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˌaɡa]

Determiner

aga (triggers aspirate mutation)

1. their

Derived terms

• aga honan, aga honen (“themselves”)
• aga re (“theirs”)
• dh'aga (“to their”)
• y'ga (“in their”)
• y'ga mysk (“among them”)

See also

Cornish personal pronouns

number	person		independent (subject)	suffixed			infixed	possessive (dependent)
				enclitic	emphatic	reduced
singular	first		my	vy	evy	ma, a	'm	owA
	second		ty	jy, sy1	tejy	ta, a	'thM	dhaS
	third2	m	ev	ev	eev	va, a	'n	yS
		f	hi	hi	hyhi	—	's	hyA
plural	first		ni	ni	nyni		'gan, 'n	agan, 'gan
	second3		hwi	hwi	hwyhwi		'gas, 's	agas, 'gas
	third		i	i	ynsi		's	agaA, 'gaA

¹ Uncommon.
² hun and ins have been suggested as non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns, though these have not yet officially adopted.
³ Infrequently used as a formal alternative to the singular.

^S Triggers soft mutation ^A Triggers aspirate mutation ^M Triggers mixed mutation

Eskayan

Noun

aga

1. morning

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

aga

1. but

   Synonyms: kuid, a (colloquial)

French

Alternative forms

• agha

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡa/

Noun

aga m (plural agas)

1. aga, agha

Further reading

• “aga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Preposition

aga

1. alternative form of agás

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡa/ [ˈʔa.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga

Etymology 1

Noun

aga (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤ)

1. stick or candle of a leaf-wrapped pitch, which serves as a numerable unit of trade and a light source

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

Noun

aga (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤ)

1. punctuality

Usage notes

• This definition is not directly attested as a standalone word.

Derived terms

• maaga

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 20

Hiligaynon

Noun

aga (diminutive agá-ága)

1. morning

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, “lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒɡɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: aga
• Syllabification: a‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Noun

aga (plural agák)

1. agha

   A koppányi aga testamentuma (the title of a 1937 novel by István Fekete, cinematized in 1967)

   The Testament of Koppány’s Agha

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	aga	agák
accusative	agát	agákat
dative	agának	agáknak
instrumental	agával	agákkal
causal-final	agáért	agákért
translative	agává	agákká
terminative	agáig	agákig
essive-formal	agaként	agákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	agában	agákban
superessive	agán	agákon
adessive	agánál	agáknál
illative	agába	agákba
sublative	agára	agákra
allative	agához	agákhoz
elative	agából	agákból
delative	agáról	agákról
ablative	agától	agáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	agáé	agáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	agáéi	agákéi

Possessive forms of aga

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	agám	agáim
2nd person sing.	agád	agáid
3rd person sing.	agája	agái
1st person plural	agánk	agáink
2nd person plural	agátok	agáitok
3rd person plural	agájuk	agáik

Further reading

• aga in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• aga in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

Etymology

See the noun agi (“discipline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɣa/
• Rhymes: -aːɣa

Verb

aga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative agaði, supine agað)

1. to discipline [with accusative]

Conjugation

aga – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að aga
supine sagnbót		agað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		agandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	aga	agaði		agi	agaði
	þú	agar	agaðir		agir	agaðir
	hann, hún, það	agar	agaði		agi	agaði
plural	við	ögum	öguðum		ögum	öguðum
	þið	agið	öguðuð		agið	öguðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	aga	öguðu		agi	öguðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	aga (þú), agaðu
plural	þið	agið (þið), agiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

agast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að agast
supine sagnbót		agast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		agandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	agast	agaðist		agist	agaðist
	þú	agast	agaðist		agist	agaðist
	hann, hún, það	agast	agaðist		agist	agaðist
plural	við	ögumst	öguðumst		ögumst	öguðumst
	þið	agist	öguðust		agist	öguðust
	þeir, þær, þau	agast	öguðust		agist	öguðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	agast (þú), agastu
plural	þið	agist (þið), agisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

agaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	agaður	öguð	agað	agaðir	agaðar	öguð
accusative (þolfall)	agaðan	agaða	agað	agaða	agaðar	öguð
dative (þágufall)	öguðum	agaðri	öguðu	öguðum	öguðum	öguðum
genitive (eignarfall)	agaðs	agaðrar	agaðs	agaðra	agaðra	agaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	agaði	agaða	agaða	öguðu	öguðu	öguðu
accusative (þolfall)	agaða	öguðu	agaða	öguðu	öguðu	öguðu
dative (þágufall)	agaða	öguðu	agaða	öguðu	öguðu	öguðu
genitive (eignarfall)	agaða	öguðu	agaða	öguðu	öguðu	öguðu

Related terms

• agi (“discipline, constraint”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡa]
• Hyphenation: aga

Etymology 1

From Malay aga, from Classical Malay اڬ (aga).

Adjective

aga (comparative lebih aga, superlative paling aga)

1. arrogant, conceited, haughty, snobbish

   Synonyms: angkuh, arogan, congkak, sombong, pongah

Derived terms

• beraga
• keagaan
• mengagakan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kulisusu [Term?].

Noun

aga (plural aga-aga)

1. fish louse (Argulus spp.)

   Synonym: kutu ikan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Wolio [Term?].

Verb

aga

1. to look with the intention of laughing or challenging

Further reading

• “aga”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Etymology

Variant form of eang with semantic narrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡə/

Noun

aga m (genitive singular aga, nominative plural agaí)

1. period of time, interval
2. distance

Declension

Declension of aga (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative aga agaí vocative a aga a agaí genitive aga agaí dative aga agaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-aga na hagaí genitive an aga na n-agaí dative leis an aga don aga leis na hagaí

Derived terms

• agaigh (“space out, stagger”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aga

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aga	n-aga	haga	t-aga

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• agu (Sotavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese água.

Noun

aga

1. (Barlavento) water

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɣa/

Verb

aga (infinitive kwaga)

1. to lack, to miss, to fail to find

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• mwagi class 1

(Proverbs)

• ithĩnjĩro rĩtiagaga thakame
• (kanua) karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga
• ng'enda thĩ ndĩagaga mũtegi
• nyũngũ ya mũingĩ ndĩagaga mũteng'ũri
• riko na nda itiagaga
• thũ ndĩagaga mwenji

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 45.

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

aga

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*apa₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ladin

Alternative forms

• ega (Cazét)

Etymology

From Latin aqua.

Noun

aga f (plural [please provide])

1. (Brach) water

Lindu

Conjunction

aga

1. if

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɡɑː/

Noun

aga m (Arabic spelling ئاگا)

1. alternative form of agah

Declension

Declension of aga

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	aga	aga
construct	agayê	agayên
oblique	agayî	agayan
demonstrative oblique	wî agayî	wan agayan
vocative	agayo	agayino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	agayek	agayin
construct	agayekî	agayine
oblique	agayekî	agayinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aga”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

Verb

aga

1. to build

Old English

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːˌɡɑː/

Verb

āgā

1. inflection of āgān:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive
   3. singular imperative

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aigô

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɡɑ/, [ˈɑː.ɣɑ]

Noun

āga m

1. owner, possessor

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	āga	āgan
accusative	āgan	āgan
genitive	āgan	āgena
dative	āgan	āgum

Derived terms

• unāga (“non-owner, pauper”)

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to possess”). Cognates include Old English āgan and Old Saxon ēgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɣa/

Verb

āga

1. (auxiliary) to have to

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *agōną, related to agi (“terror”), from Proto-Germanic *agô, form of *agaz (“fear, dread”).

Verb

aga

1. to threaten
2. to look dangerous

Conjugation

Conjugation of aga — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	aga
present participle	agandi
past participle	agaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	aga	agaða		aga	agaða
2nd person singular	agar	agaðir		agir	agaðir
3rd person singular	agar	agaði		agi	agaði
1st person plural	ǫgum	ǫguðum		agim	agaðim
2nd person plural	agið	ǫguðuð		agið	agaðið
3rd person plural	aga	ǫguðu		agi	agaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	aga
1st person plural	ǫgum
2nd person plural	agið

Conjugation of aga — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	agask
present participle	agandisk
past participle	agazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	ǫgumk	ǫguðumk		ǫgumk	ǫguðumk
2nd person singular	agask	agaðisk		agisk	agaðisk
3rd person singular	agask	agaðisk		agisk	agaðisk
1st person plural	ǫgumsk	ǫguðumsk		agimsk	agaðimsk
2nd person plural	agizk	ǫguðuzk		agizk	agaðizk
3rd person plural	agask	ǫguðusk		agisk	agaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	agask
1st person plural	ǫgumsk
2nd person plural	agizk

Related terms

• agi

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “aga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga
• Homophone: Aga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Turkish ağa.

Noun

aga m pers

1. (Islam, military) agha (honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries)

Declension

Declension of aga

	singular	plural
nominative	aga	agowie
genitive	agi	agów
dative	adze	agom
accusative	agę	agów
instrumental	agą	agami
locative	adze	agach
vocative	ago	agowie

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aga f

1. cane toad

   Synonyms: kururu, ropucha olbrzymia

Declension

Declension of aga

	singular	plural
nominative	aga	agi
genitive	agi	ag
dative	adze	agom
accusative	agę	agi
instrumental	agą	agami
locative	adze	agach
vocative	ago	agi

Further reading

• aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Noun

aga f (plural agale)

1. alternative form of agă

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	aga	agaua		agale	agalele
genitive-dative	agale	agalei		agale	agalelor
vocative	aga			agalelor

Rukai

Noun

aga

1. cooked rice

Scots

Alternative forms

• aggek, aagig

Etymology

Compare Norwegian akkar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɡa/, /ˈaɡək/

Noun

aga (plural agas)

1. (Shetland) A variety of eight-armed cuttlefish

References

• “aga, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa, aga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎɡa/
• Hyphenation: a‧ga

Noun

àga m anim (Cyrillic spelling а̀га)

1. agha
2. (dated) master
3. (dated) patron

Declension

Declension of aga

	singular	plural
nominative	àga	age
genitive	age	ȃgā
dative	agi	agama
accusative	agu	age
vocative	ago	age
locative	agi	agama
instrumental	agom	agama

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡa/ [ˈa.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga

Noun

aga m (plural agas)

1. alternative form of agá

Further reading

• “aga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-aga (infinitive kuaga)

1. to say goodbye, to bid adieu to something

Conjugation

Conjugation of -aga
Positive present -naaga Subjunctive -age Negative -agi Imperative singular aga
Infinitives
Positive kuaga Negative kutoaga
Imperatives
Singular aga Plural ageni
Tensed forms
Habitual huaga Positive past positive subject concord + -liaga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaga) Singular Plural 1st person ninaaga/naaga tunaaga 2nd person unaaga mnaaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaga wanaaga other classes positive subject concord + -naaga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -agi) Singular Plural 1st person siagi hatuagi 2nd person huagi hamwagi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haagi hawaagi other classes negative subject concord + -agi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaga Negative future negative subject concord + -taaga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -age) Singular Plural 1st person niage tuage 2nd person uage mwage 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aage waage other classes positive subject concord + -age
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siage Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaga) Singular Plural 1st person naaga twaaga 2nd person waaga mwaaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaga waaga m-mi(III/IV) waaga yaaga ji-ma(V/VI) laaga yaaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaga vyaaga n(IX/X) yaaga zaaga u(XI) waaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaaga pa(XVI) paaga mu(XVIII) mwaaga
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaga Consecutive kaaga / positive subject concord + -kaaga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaage
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niaga -tuaga 2nd person -kuaga -waaga/-kuageni/-waageni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaga -waaga m-mi(III/IV) -uaga -iaga ji-ma(V/VI) -liaga -yaaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaga -viaga n(IX/X) -iaga -ziaga u(XI) -uaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuaga pa(XVI) -paaga mu(XVIII) -muaga Reflexive -jiaga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -agaye -agao m-mi(III/IV) -agao -agayo ji-ma(V/VI) -agalo -agayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -agacho -agavyo n(IX/X) -agayo -agazo u(XI) -agao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -agako pa(XVI) -agapo mu(XVIII) -agamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeaga -oaga m-mi(III/IV) -oaga -yoaga ji-ma(V/VI) -loaga -yoaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaga -vyoaga n(IX/X) -yoaga -zoaga u(XI) -oaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koaga pa(XVI) -poaga mu(XVIII) -moaga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -agia
  • Causative: -agisha
  • Passive: -agwa
  • Reciprocal: -agana
  • Stative: -agika
  • Other formations: -aga dunia (“to die”)

Swedish

Etymology 1

Originally oblique case of age, from Old Swedish aghi, from Old Norse agi.

Noun

aga c

1. (uncountable) corporal punishment (especially of children), beating
2. (obsolete) reverent obedience through deterring terror

Declension

Declension of aga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	aga	agas
	definite	agan	agans
plural	indefinite	agor	agors
	definite	agorna	agornas

Related terms

• agaförbud
• barnaga

See also

• björkris
• smisk

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish agha.

Verb

aga (present agar, preterite agade, supine agat, imperative aga)

1. to beat, to punish corporally, to discipline

Conjugation

Conjugation of aga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	aga		agas
supine	agat		agats
imperative	aga		—
imper. plural1	agen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	agar	agade	agas	agades
ind. plural1	aga	agade	agas	agades
subjunctive2	age	agade	ages	agades
present participle		agande
past participle		agad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

Noun

aga c

1. an agha (Turkish title)

Declension

Declension of aga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	aga	agas
	definite	agan	agans
plural	indefinite	agor	agors
	definite	agorna	agornas

References

• aga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• aga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• aga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ága (“early; punctual”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡa/ [ˈʔaː.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga

Noun

aga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ)

1. earliness

   Synonyms: kaagahan, agap

2. (obsolete) eating breakfast

Derived terms

• agahan
• kaumagahan
• kinaumagahan
• maaga
• maaga-aga
• maagahan
• madaling-umaga
• mag-aga
• mag-agahan
• magandang umaga
• magpaaga
• mapaaga
• paaga
• paagahin
• pang-umaga
• umaga
• umagahan
• umagahin
• umagang-umaga

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

Verb

aga

1. to build

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā). Compare ağa, the standard form.

Noun

aga (definite accusative agayı, plural agalar)

1. (dialectal) big brother
2. (dialectal) rich man
3. (colloquial) bro

   Aga niye öyle dedi 💀

   Why did bro say it like that 💀

Declension

Declension of aga

singular plural nominative aga agalar definite accusative agayı agaları dative agaya agalara locative agada agalarda ablative agadan agalardan genitive aganın agaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular agam agalarım 2nd singular agan agaların 3rd singular agası agaları 1st plural agamız agalarımız 2nd plural aganız agalarınız 3rd plural agaları agaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular agamı agalarımı 2nd singular aganı agalarını 3rd singular agasını agalarını 1st plural agamızı agalarımızı 2nd plural aganızı agalarınızı 3rd plural agalarını agalarını dative singular plural 1st singular agama agalarıma 2nd singular agana agalarına 3rd singular agasına agalarına 1st plural agamıza agalarımıza 2nd plural aganıza agalarınıza 3rd plural agalarına agalarına locative singular plural 1st singular agamda agalarımda 2nd singular aganda agalarında 3rd singular agasında agalarında 1st plural agamızda agalarımızda 2nd plural aganızda agalarınızda 3rd plural agalarında agalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular agamdan agalarımdan 2nd singular agandan agalarından 3rd singular agasından agalarından 1st plural agamızdan agalarımızdan 2nd plural aganızdan agalarınızdan 3rd plural agalarından agalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular agamın agalarımın 2nd singular aganın agalarının 3rd singular agasının agalarının 1st plural agamızın agalarımızın 2nd plural aganızın agalarınızın 3rd plural agalarının agalarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular agayım agalarım 2nd singular agasın agalarsın 3rd singular aga agadır agalar agalardır 1st plural agayız agalarız 2nd plural agasınız agalarsınız 3rd plural agalar agalardır

References

• “aga”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	aga‍
Cyrillic	ага‍
Arabic	آغا

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈɣa/, [ɑ̝ːˈʁ̞ɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: a‧ga

Noun

aga

1. elder brother
2. paternal uncle

Further reading

• “aga” in Enedilim.com
• “aga” in Webonary.org

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡà/

Noun

agà

1. Tree hyrax; (in particular) the Dendrohyrax interfluvialis

   Synonym: ọ̀fàfà

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡà/

Noun

agà

1. ladder

   Synonyms: àkàsọ̀, àkàbà

2. (idiomatic) pubescent age; the age at which one becomes sexually mature

Derived terms

• bàlágà (“to reach the age of puberty”)

Etymology 3

Igi agà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡà/

Noun

agà

1. the tree Musanga cecropioides; also known as the African corkwood tree

Etymology 4

Àga

Compare with Edo aga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡā/

Noun

àga

1. chair, stool

   Synonyms: ìjókòó, òtìtà, ìpèkù, iján, àpótí

Derived terms

• alága (“chairperson”)