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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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آقا (aqa)

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

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? āqā
Dari reading? āqā
Iranian reading? âğâ
Tajik reading? oqo
  • Audio (Iran):(file)
  • Homophones: (Iranian) آغا

Noun

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Dari آقا, آغا
Iranian Persian آقا
Tajik оғо, оқо

آقا (âqâ) (plural آقایان (âqâyân))

  1. (as a title of respect) Mr., Sir, Lord
    آقای پارسا
    âqâ-ye pârsâ
    Mr. Parsa
  2. sir, gentleman, lord
  3. agha
  4. (Iran) Misspelling of آغا (âğâ).

Usage notes

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  • In Iran, آقا (âqâ, sir) is semantically masculine and آغا (âğâ) is its feminine counterpart, which is a homophone in some Iranian dialects. In other varieties of Persian, both forms are used in reference to men.

Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian آقا (āqā), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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آقا (āqām (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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