آقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Noun

آقا • (aqa)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Turkish ağa and Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.qɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.qɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.qɔ́ː]

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

Noun
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
  • 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

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

آقا • (āqā) m (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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