agha
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It was Rahim Khan who first referred to him as what eventually became Baba’s famous nickname, Too-phan agha, or “Mr. Hurricane.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“As for you, I’ll pick you up this evening. Don’t tire Amir agha too much.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“Did something happen to him, Amir agha? Something he’s not telling me?”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
I have been dreaming a lot lately, Amir agha.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
He is the Baba of my childhood, Toophan agha, the towering specimen of Pashtun might, not the withered man under the blankets, the man with the sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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