آقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

آغا‎ (ağa)

Noun

آقا • (aqa)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Ottoman Turkish آغا‎ (ağa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈqɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈqɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːˈɢɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔˈqɔ/

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Homophones: (Iranian) آغا‎

Noun

Iranian Persian	آقا
Dari	آقا
Tajik	оғо (oġo)

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 ‎ (âğâ) is its feminine counterpart, which is a homophone in some dialects.

Urdu

Alternative forms

آغا‎

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.qɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɑː.xɑː/

Noun

آقا • (āqā) m (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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