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Webster 1828 Edition


Aga

AGA

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Noun.
In the Turkish dominions, a commander or chief officer. The title is given to various chief officers, whether civil or military. It is also given to great land holders, and to the eunuchs of the Sultan's seraglio.

Definition 2024


ağa

ağa

See also: aga, Aga, AGA, ága, agá, agà, aĝa, and äga

Crimean Tatar

Noun

ağa

  1. elder brother
  2. uncle (meaning 1)
  3. uncle(meaning 3) — not always a member of the extended family, but in every case someone who gives you advice and support in different ways
  4. form of address to any man who is elder than you, showing both fondness and respect
    Such words are far more usual in Crimean Tatar than words like sir in English, for example, and they are often hard to translate in any Western European languages

Related terms

  • babay-ağa, probably the origin of the Ukrainian, Ruthenian, Bielorussian and Russian Баба-Яга

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɰa/, [aɣa]

Noun

ağa (definite accusative ağayı, plural ağalar)

  1. lord, master
  2. chief, boss
  3. landowner

Declension

Related terms

  • ağababa
  • ağabey
  • ağalanmak
  • ağalık

See also