آقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

آغا‎ (ağa)

Noun

آقا • (aqa)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɒːˈɣɒː]
(Dari) IPA^(key): [ɒːˈqɒː]
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Homophones: آغا‎

Noun

آقا • (âqâ) (plural آقایان‎ (âqâyân))

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

Usage notes

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

Urdu

Alternative forms

آغا‎

Etymology

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

Noun

آقا • (āqā) m (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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