آقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Noun

آقا • (aqa)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [ɒːˈɣɒː]
  • (Dari) IPA(key): [ɒːˈqɒː]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: آغا‎

Noun

آقا • (âqâ) (plural آقایان‎ (âqâyân))

  1. (as a title of respect) Mr., Sir, Lord
  2. sir, gentleman, lord
  3. agha
  4. (informal or misspelled) eunuch

Usage notes
  • In formal writing, آقا (âqâ, “sir”) is semantically masculine and the homophone آغا‎ (âğâ) is its feminine counterpart.

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

آقا • (āqā) m (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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