آغا

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aġa, “lord”).

آغا (āḡa) m

1. lord, master
2. agha, an honorific title of address; Mr., sir

   شلونك آغاتي؟

   šlonak āḡāti?

   How are you Sir?

• (provincial) آقا (aka)

From 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).

آغا • (ağa)

1. lord, master
2. eldest brother
3. eldest paternal uncle
4. head of household
5. head male servant
6. agha, an honorific title of address; Mr., sir
7. agha, a title of various military and civil officers

• → Bulgarian: ага (aga)
• → Iraqi Arabic: آغا
• → Romanian: agă
• Turkish: ağa
• → Armenian: աղա (aġa), Աղասի (Aġasi)

• Tokat, Feyza (2014) “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi)‎, volume 7, number 32, →ISSN, pages 185-198.

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani ağa.

• Homophones: آقا (only in Iran)

آغا • (âğâ)

1. (chiefly Dari, Tajik) an endearing term for an older male; grandpa, father, brother
2. (usually Iran) Mrs.; Lady; Madam
3. (Hazaragi) older sister
4. (Classical Persian, dated) synonym of آقا (āqā, “sir, mister, Mr., nobleman”)
5. eunuch
6. (in Iran) misspelling of آقا (âqâ).
7. agha, aga

• In Iran, آغا (âğâ) is considered the semantically feminine form of آقا (âqâ, “Mr., sir”). Though they are homophones in most Iranian dialects, and are only distinguished in writing.
• In Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and in Classical Persian, both آقا (āqā) and آغا (āğā) are typically (though not exclusively) used for men. Though in Afghanistan the former is more respectful and the latter is more endearing.

• آقا (āqā)

From Classical Persian آغا (āğā), from Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Bengali আগা (aga).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɣɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

آغا • (āġā) m (Hindi spelling आग़ा)

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