آغا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Noun

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

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

Noun

آغا • (âğâ)

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

Usage notes

In formal writing, آغا (âğâ) is considered the semantically feminine form of the homophone آقا‎ (âqâ, “Mr., sir”).

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

آغا • (āġā) m (Hindi spelling आग़ा)

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