aga
noun
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
aga
American
[ah-guh]
/ ˈɑ gə /
Or
agha
noun
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agas
plural
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a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
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a general.
aga
1
British
/ ˈɑːɡə /
noun
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a title of respect, often used with the title of a senior position
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a military commander
Aga
2
British
/ ˈɑːɡə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of aga
First recorded in 1590–1600, aga is from the Turkish word ağa lord
Example Sentences
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He hasn’t called me aga in a long time.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
The possessive pronouns ow, my, î, her, and aga, their, are followed by words in the third state. b.
From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Henry Jenner
I was sorry I could not take aga and cat and all with me to Stamboul, the poor gentleman looked so solitary and melancholy.
From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon
We were received heartily by the aga, and after resting five or six days to recover, we retraced our steps to Saffieha, and I had the satisfaction of recovering all my baggage.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
English, their. aga, governing the third, or failing that, the first state:— aga thâs, their father; aga gwlas, their country.
From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Henry Jenner
The trust's partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation supported her to rejoin school, and she now provides training to other girls and encourages them to stay in education.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Aga, a 22-year-old student at the oil-and-gas university in the capital Ashgabat, told AFP investment at the field was creating many jobs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Founded in 1959 by the late billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan, it aimed to give a voice to the majority African population, the company says in its profile.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
A lot of what I write into the books is bleak and challenging but I will be the Queen of the Aga saga to my dying day.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
"Allil Ocar Aga, your father," replied the other.
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
Do threasgar an saoghal agas do thainic an gaoth mar smal—; Alastrom, Cæsar, 's an mead do bhi da bpairt; Ta an Teamhair na fear agas feach an Traoi mar ta!
From The Wind Bloweth by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
English, your. agas, governing the first state:— agas tâs, your father.
From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Henry Jenner
A Latin couplet, cited by one of the old commentators, puts the matter compactly together for us:— "Litera gesta refert; quid credas allegoria; Moralis quid agas; quid speres anagogia."
From Among My Books Second Series by James Russell Lowell
The viziers took their places; the Sultan's divan remains vacant; nearest to it sits the Grand Vizier; farther back sit the pashas, agas, and begs.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
Leaba luachra," he read, "a bed of rushes, bhi fúm aréir, was beneath me last night, agas do chaitheas amach é le banaghadb an lae, and I threw it out with the whitening of day.
From The Wind Bloweth by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
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