aga

or a·gha

[ ah-guh ]

noun

1. a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
2. a general.

aga

¹

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

1. a title of respect, often used with the title of a senior position
2. a military commander

Aga

²

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

1. a cooking range and heating system powered by solid fuel, electricity, or gas

Word History and Origins

Origin of aga¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, aga is from the Turkish word ağa lord

Word History and Origins

Origin of aga¹

C17: Turkish, literally: lord

Origin of aga²

C20: from ( Svenskaa ) A ( ktiebolaget ) Ga ( sackumulator ), the original Swedish manufacturer

Example Sentences

For Aga Malarczyk, 37, one of more than 50,000 Polish citizens living in Scotland, this is a deal breaker.

From The Daily Beast

The Aga Khan opened the museum in Toronto, as tension rises between Islam and the West.

From The Daily Beast

“The Internet cannot be forced back into the bottle—nor can market demand,” said Geoff Freeman, AGA president and CEO.

From The Daily Beast

Spears in the third model to marry into the Aga Khan family.

From The Daily Beast

Prince Rahim is the oldest son of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims.

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Nu si e sweoke wel hwen fur is wel o brune; me wule hit aga; 160 me sundre e brondes he de nond ilke.

From Project Gutenberg

Solyman Aga took post on a hill above Benastarim with 1500 horse and two field-pieces.

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Try—try aga-a-ain,” responded Marguerite; “Bonaventure learn me that poetry; and you?

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Moreover, this castle is dignified as an imperial fortress, and governed by an aga with a guard and a band of music.

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The pillar of skulls which Aga Mohammed Shah is represented as having erected in chapter vii.

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