آغا
Iraqi Arabic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aġa, “lord”).
Noun
آغا (aġa) m
- lord, master
- agha, an honorific title of address; Mr., sir
- شلونك آغاتي؟
- šlonak aġati?
- How are you Sir?
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- (provincial) آقا (aka)
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”). Possibly related to Proto-Mongolic *aka (“older brother”), whence Mongolian ах (ax).
Noun
آغا • (ağa)
- lord, master
- eldest brother
- eldest paternal uncle
- head of household
- head male servant
- agha, an honorific title of address; Mr., sir
- agha, a title of various military and civil officers
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: ага (aga)
- → Romanian: agă
- Turkish: ağa
- → Armenian: աղա (ała), Աղասի (Ałasi)
References
- Tokat, Feyza (2014), “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi), volume 7, issue 32, ISSN 1307-9581, pages 185-198.
Persian
Etymology
From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɑːɣɑː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɑːɣɑː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɒːɢɒː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɔɣɔ/
- Homophones: آقا
Noun
آغا • (âğâ)
- Mrs.; Lady; Madam
- eunuch
- (informal or misspelled) Mr.
- (informal or misspelled) sir, gentleman
- agha, aga
Usage notes
In formal writing, آغا (âğâ) is considered the semantically feminine form of آقا (âqâ, “Mr., sir”), a homophone in some dialects.
Urdu
Alternative forms
- آقا
Etymology
From Persian آغا (âqâ), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Bengali আগা (aga).
Noun
آغا • (āġā) m (Hindi spelling आग़ा)
- Mr.
- sir, gentleman
- master
- owner
- lord