Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• آغا ‎(ağa)

Noun

آقا • ‎(aqa)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

آقا • ‎(âqâ) ‎(plural آقایان ‎(âqâyân))

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

Usage notes

Persian does not have grammatical gender, but in formal writing, آقا ‎(âqâ, “sir”) is semantically masculine and the homophone آغا ‎(âğâ) is its feminine counterpart.

Urdu

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• آغا

Noun

آقا • ‎(āqā) m ‎(Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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