آقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• آغا (ağa)

Noun

آقا • (aqa)

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

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈqɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑ́ː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ʁɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.qɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	āqā
Iranian reading?	âğâ
Tajik reading?	oqo

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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

• آغا (āġā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.qɑː/

Noun

آقا • (āqā) m (Hindi spelling आक़ा)

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