آقا
Ottoman Turkish
editAlternative forms
edit- آغا (ağa)
Noun
editآقا • (aqa)
Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ˈqɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.ʁɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.qɔ́]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | āqā |
Dari reading? | āqā |
Iranian reading? | âğâ |
Tajik reading? | oqo |
Noun
editDari | آقا, آغا |
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Iranian Persian | آقا |
Tajik | оғо, оқо |
آقا • (âqâ) (plural آقایان (âqâyân))
- (as a title of respect) Mr., Sir, Lord
- آقای پارسا
- âqâ-ye pârsâ
- Mr. Parsa
- sir, gentleman, lord
- agha
- (Iran) Misspelling of آغا (âğâ).
Usage notes
edit- 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
editAlternative forms
edit- آغا (āġā)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian آقا (āqā), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.qɑː/
Noun
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