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ağa.

a respectful title for an influential man in a society; lord, master

3 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈa/[a̠ˈa̠]
  1. a respectful title for an influential man in a society; lord, master

  2. wealthy, influential landowner; landlord, squire, chieftain

  3. elder brother

    colloquial
  4. title used for an older, usually illiterate man with his first name

  5. husband

    dialectal
  6. official title for heads of certain institutions in the Ottoman Empire; chief, head, commander, overseer

    historical
  7. host, organizer of a festivity

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa), from earlier آقا (aqa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”). The widespread sense is preserved in ağabey (“elder brother”).

adj/aˈa/[a̠ˈa̠]
  1. generous, open-handed

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa), from earlier آقا (aqa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”). The widespread sense is preserved in ağabey (“elder brother”).

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