آغا
Iraqi Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish آغا (aġa, “lord”).
Noun
editآغا (āḡa) m
Ottoman Turkish
editAlternative forms
edit- (provincial) آقا (aka)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”). Possibly related to Proto-Mongolic *aka (“elder brother”) and Proto-Tungusic *ake (“elder brother”), whence Mongolian ах (ax) and Nanai ага (aga).
Noun
editآغا • (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
edit- Turkish: ağa
- → Armenian: աղա (aġa), Աղասի (Aġasi)
- → Bulgarian: ага (aga)
- → Iraqi Arabic: آغا
- → Laz: აღა (ağa)
- → Romanian: agă
References
editPersian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani ağa.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ɣɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.ʁɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.ʁɔ]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | āğā |
Dari reading? | āğā |
Iranian reading? | âğâ |
Tajik reading? | oġo |
- Homophones: آقا (only in Iran)
Noun
editآغا • (âğâ)
- eunuch
- synonym of آقا (âqâ):
- (chiefly Dari, Tajik, often endearing) a term for an older male: grandpa, father, brother
- (usually Iran) lady, madam, Mrs.
- (Hazaragi, endearing) sister
Usage notes
edit- In Classical Persian the term was chiefly a respectful term used to refer to refer to men. Though the term has shifted somewhat in modern varieties:
- In Iran, it maintained a respectful connotation, but has become the semantically feminine form of آقا (âqâ, “Mr., sir”). However, آقا (âqâ) and آغا (âğâ) are homophones in most Iranian dialects, and are only ever distinguished in writing.
- In other dialects, the term has come to have a somewhat more endearing than respectful connotation; But it typically (but not always) still has a more masculine connotation.
Further reading
edit- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “آغا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- “آغا”, in قاموس کبیر افغانستان [qāmūs-i kabīr-i afğānistān, The Great Dictionary of Afghanistan] (in Persian), Afghan Dictionary, 2023
- Malistani, Tariq (1993) “آغا”, in فرهنگ ابتدائی ملی هزاره [farhang-i ibtidā'ī millī-yi hazāra][2] (PDF), SIL International
Urdu
editAlternative forms
edit- آقا (āqā)
Etymology
editFrom Classical Persian آغا (āğā), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Bengali আগা (aga).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.ɣɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
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