ага

See also: Ага, аға, яға, and Appendix:Variations of "aga"

Abkhaz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɡa]

Noun

а-га • (a-ga) (pl)

1. coast

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɡa]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɡa
• Syllabification^(key): а‧га
• Hyphenation^(key): ага

Noun

ага́ • (agá) m (relational adjective а́гов or а́говски)

1. (historical) agha, master, patron

Declension

Declension of ага́

	singular	plural
indefinite	ага́ agá	аги́ agí
definite	ага́та agáta	аги́те agíte
vocative form	а́го ágo	аги́ agí

Derived terms

• аге́тко (agétko)
• аги́на (agína), аги́ня (agínja)
  • аги́нка (agínka)
• аги́ница (agínica)
• аги́ца (agíca)
• а́говица (ágovica)
• агу́вам (agúvam)

Related terms

• агала́р (agalár), агала́рин (agalárin)
• агалъ́к (agalắk)

References

• “ага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ага̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 3
• “ага [aga]”, in Български тълковен речник [Bălgarski tălkoven rečnik, Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), 4th edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, →ISBN, page 18

Chechen

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɡa/

Noun

а̄га • (aaga) class dd

1. cradle, crib

Declension

Declension of а̄га (type 1)

		singular	plural
nominative		а̄га (aaga)	а̄ганаш (aaganaš)
genitive		а̄ганан (aaganan)	а̄ганийн (aaganiı̇n)
dative		а̄ганна (aaganna)	а̄ганашна (aaganašna)
ergative		а̄гано̄ (aaganoo)	а̄ганаша (aaganaša)
allative		а̄гане̄ (aaganee)	а̄ганашка (aaganaška)
instrumental		а̄ганца (aaganca)	а̄ганашца (aaganašca)
lative		а̄ганах (aaganax)	а̄ганех (aaganex)
comparative		а̄ганал (aaganal)	а̄ганел (aaganel)

Derived terms

nouns

• а̄ганчӏӯ (aagančʼuu, “rod (part of the cradle)”)

References

• Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “ага”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 43ab

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːɡã/

Verb

а̄га • (aaga)

1. to chisel

   Цо тархах шена садаӏаран цӏа аьгна

   Co tarxax šena sadaˀaran cʼa ägna

   He chiseled himself a resting place from rock

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “ага”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 43b

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āka. Cognates to Yakut аҕа (ağa), etc.

Noun

ага • (aga)

1. father

Ket

Etymology

By surface analysis, *ак (*àk, “hinter land; upland, upshore”) +‎ -ей (-ey, petrified directive suffix). Cognate with Yug а̀гей (àgey), where the directive suffix is fully retained.

This term, despite being an adverb, is also found in petrified genitive (агат (áɣat)) and dative (агариӈ (áɣar’iŋ)) declensions that convey motion in opposite direction (“from land to water, shore, or lower ground”). These declined forms can also convey “from forest to village”, a novel innovation not found in ага (áɣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a˩˥ɣa˥˧]

Adverb

ага (áɣa)

1. upland, upshore (from water or shore to land or higher ground)

   Дага огонь, къга огонен. ― Dáɣa òɣon’, kʌ́ga òɣon’en. ―
   He went up to the forest, and they went thither.

   Асьнеляӈдиӈаль ага ульбаӈтдиӈа датоньдаӄ. ― Às’nel’aŋdiŋal’ áɣa úl’baŋtdiŋa dáton’daq. ―
   She got off her summerboat and got on land.

   Хъʼӈ бәнь лональӄимня, ага датоньдаӄ. ― Hʌˀŋ bʌ̄·n’ (t)lónal’qimn’a, áɣa dáton’daq. ―
   She didn't check the fishnets properly, so she pulled them ashore.

   Туре аʼӄ дыльтийдиӈа агат нада. ― Túr’e aˀq dɨ́l’tiydiŋa áɣat nada. ―
   You need to bring these firewood from this rowboat to the village.

2. upstream, against the current (relative to motion along the river)

   Synonym: ута (úta, regardless of one's reference frame)

   Ынь деʼӈ сесьбесь ага оӈонен. ― Ɨ̄·n’ deˀŋ s’és’bes’ áɣa òŋon’en. ―
   The two men went upstream along the river.

   Исьӄо-деʼӈ сесьбесь ага деськавесин. ― Ís’qo-deˀŋ s’és’bes’ áɣa dés’kaves’in. ―
   The fishermen are making their way upstream along the river.

Derived terms

• дагабатсяӄ (dáɣabats’aq, “I make a trip upland [and come back quickly]”)
• дагабуньдит (dáɣabun’dit, “I carry it upland”)
• дагаёгаӷусь (dáɣayoɣaɣ̇us’, “I bring him upland, I lead him upland”)
• дагаксьтаӄ (dáɣaks’taq, “I make a trip upland [and come back after an extended amount of time]”)
• дагаксяӄ (dáɣaks’aq, “I make a trip upland [and come back in a few days]”)
• дагарёгавет (dáɣar’oɣavet, “I bring him downland, I lead him downland”)
• дагариӈнавет (dáɣar’iŋnavet, “I make a trip downland [multiple times and back]”)
• дагарябет (dáɣar’abet, “I make a trip downland”)

References

• Kotorova, E. G. (2015). Bol’shoj Slovar’ Ketskogo Jazyka. Tom I (E. G. Kotorova & A. V. Nefedov, Eds.) LINCOM GmbH. (pp. 79–80)
• Vajda, E. J., & Werner, H. K. (2022). Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary. Volume I (a–pʰ). LINCOM GmbH. (pp. 12–13)
• Werner, H. K. (2002). Slovar’ Ketsko-Russkij i Russko-Ketskij. Izdatel’stvo Drofa. (pp. 10–11)
• Werner, H. K. (2002). Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen. Band 1: A–K. Harrassowitz Verlag. (p. 83)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āka. Cognate to Southern Altai ака (aka), ага (aga), etc.

Noun

ага • (aga)

1. (elder) brother
2. uncle
3. senior

Declension

Declension of ага

singular (жекелик)
possession → case ↓	—	first-person singular (менин)	second-person singular informal (сенин)	second-person singular formal (сиздин)	third-person singular/plural (анын/алардын)	first-person plural (биздин)	second-person plural informal (силердин)	second-person plural formal (сиздердин)
nominative (атооч)	ага aga	агам agam	агаң agaŋ	агаңыз agaŋız	агасы agası	агабыз agabız	агаңар agaŋar	агаңыздар agaŋızdar
genitive (илик)	аганын aganın	агамдын agamdın	агаңдын agaŋdın	агаңыздын agaŋızdın	агасынын agasının	агабыздын agabızdın	агаңардын agaŋardın	агаңыздардын agaŋızdardın
dative (барыш)	агага agaga	агама agama	агаңа agaŋa	агаңызга agaŋızga	агасына agasına	агабызга agabızga	агаңарга agaŋarga	агаңыздарга agaŋızdarga
accusative (табыш)	аганы aganı	агамды agamdı	агаңды agaŋdı	агаңызды agaŋızdı	агасын agasın	агабызды agabızdı	агаңарды agaŋardı	агаңыздарды agaŋızdardı
locative (жатыш)	агада agada	агамда agamda	агаңда agaŋda	агаңызда agaŋızda	агасында agasında	агабызда agabızda	агаңарда agaŋarda	агаңыздарда agaŋızdarda
ablative (чыгыш)	агадан agadan	агамдан agamdan	агаңдан agaŋdan	агаңыздан agaŋızdan	агасынан agasınan	агабыздан agabızdan	агаңардан agaŋardan	агаңыздардан agaŋızdardan
plural (көптөгөн)
possession → case ↓	—	first-person singular (менин)	second-person singular informal (сенин)	second-person singular formal (сиздин)	third-person singular/plural (анын/алардын)	first-person plural (биздин)	second-person plural informal (силердин)	second-person plural formal (сиздердин)
nominative (атооч)	агалар agalar	агаларым agalarım	агаларың agalarıŋ	агаларыңыз agalarıŋız	агалары agaları	агаларыбыз agalarıbız	агаларыңар agalarıŋar	агаларыңыздар agalarıŋızdar
genitive (илик)	агалардын agalardın	агаларымдын agalarımdın	агаларыңдын agalarıŋdın	агаларыңыздын agalarıŋızdın	агаларынын agalarının	агаларыбыздын agalarıbızdın	агаларыңардын agalarıŋardın	агаларыңыздардын agalarıŋızdardın
dative (барыш)	агаларга agalarga	агаларыма agalarıma	агаларыңа agalarıŋa	агаларыңызга agalarıŋızga	агаларына agalarına	агаларыбызга agalarıbızga	агаларыңарга agalarıŋarga	агаларыңыздарга agalarıŋızdarga
accusative (табыш)	агаларды agalardı	агаларымды agalarımdı	агаларыңды agalarıŋdı	агаларыңызды agalarıŋızdı	агаларын agaların	агаларыбызды agalarıbızdı	агаларыңарды agalarıŋardı	агаларыңыздарды agalarıŋızdardı
locative (жатыш)	агаларда agalarda	агаларымда agalarımda	агаларыңда agalarıŋda	агаларыңызда agalarıŋızda	агаларында agalarında	агаларыбызда agalarıbızda	агаларыңарда agalarıŋarda	агаларыңыздарда agalarıŋızdarda
ablative (чыгыш)	агалардан agalardan	агаларымдан agalarımdan	агаларыңдан agalarıŋdan	агаларыңыздан agalarıŋızdan	агаларынан agalarınan	агаларыбыздан agalarıbızdan	агаларыңардан agalarıŋardan	агаларыңыздардан agalarıŋızdardan

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡa]

• Audio:

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Noun

ага • (aga) m

1. agha
2. (archaic) master, patron

Declension

Declension of ага

	singular	plural
indefinite	ага (aga)	аги (agi)
definite unspecified	агата (agata)	агите (agite)
definite proximal	агава (agava)	агиве (agive)
definite distal	агана (agana)	агине (agine)
vocative	аго (ago)	аги (agi)

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *akun (“elder brother”), compare Evenki акин (akin), Even акан (akan), Manchu ᠠᡥᡡᠨ (ahūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡa/
• Hyphenation: а‧га

Noun

ага (aga)

1. elder brother

   Ми а̄гби ― Mi āgbi ― My elder brother.

   Си а̄кси ― Si āksi ― Your elder brother.

   Нёани а̄ӈни ― Njoani āŋni ― His elder brother.

   Буэ а̄кпу ― Bue ākpu ― Our elder brother.

   Суэ а̄ксу ― Sue āksu ― Your (pl.) elder brother.

   Нёанчи а̄кчи ― Njoanči ākči ― Their elder brother.

References

• T. I. Petrova (1960), Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Leningrad: Русский язык, pages 11-12
• S. N. Onenko (1980), V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство «Русский Язык», page 25
• S. N. Onenko (1989), V. A. Avrorina, editor, Словарь нанайско-русский и русско-нанайский словарь [Nanai-Russian and Russian-Nanai dictionary], Leningrad: Русский язык, page 8

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡə]

Noun

а́га • (ága) f anim (genitive а́ги, nominative plural а́ги, genitive plural аг)

1. cane toad (Bufo marinus, now Rhinella marina)

   Synonym: жа́ба-а́га (žába-ága)

Declension

Declension of а́га (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	а́га ága	а́ги ági
genitive	а́ги ági	а́г ág
dative	а́ге áge	а́гам ágam
accusative	а́гу águ	а́г ág
instrumental	а́гой, а́гою ágoj, ágoju	а́гами ágami
prepositional	а́ге áge	а́гах ágax

Etymology 2

Compare Turkish ağa, Kazakh аға (ağa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɡa]

Noun

ага́ • (agá) f anim (genitive аги́, nominative plural аги́, genitive plural аг)

1. (historical, Turkey, Central Asia) agha, master, patron

Declension

Declension of ага́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ага́ agá	аги́ agí
genitive	аги́ agí	а́г ág
dative	аге́ agé	ага́м agám
accusative	агу́ agú	а́г ág
instrumental	аго́й, аго́ю agój, agóju	ага́ми agámi
prepositional	аге́ agé	ага́х agáx

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɦa]
• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɣa]

• Audio:

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Interjection

ага́ • (ahá or agá)

1. (colloquial) uh-huh (yes)

   Synonyms: да (da), так (tak), угу́ (uhú, ugú)

2. (colloquial) aha! (upon figuring something out)
3. (colloquial) ahah (laughter)

   Synonym: ахах (axax)

Alternative forms

• ага́сь (agásʹ, ahásʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa, aga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎɡa/
• Hyphenation: а‧га

Noun

а̀га m anim (Latin spelling àga)

1. agha
2. (dated) master
3. (dated) patron

Declension

Declension of ага

	singular	plural
nominative	а̀га	аге
genitive	аге	а̑га̄
dative	аги	агама
accusative	агу	аге
vocative	аго	аге
locative	аги	агама
instrumental	агом	агама

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka (“elder brother; uncle”). Cognate to Kyrgyz ага (aga), etc.

Noun

ага • (aga)

1. elder brother

Declension

Inflection of ага

	singular	plural
absolute	ага (aga)	агалар (agalar)
definite genitive	аганыҥ (aganïŋ)	агалардыҥ (agalardïŋ)
dative	агага (agaga)	агаларга (agalarga)
definite accusative	аганы (aganï)	агаларды (agalardï)
locative	агада (agada)	агаларда (agalarda)
ablative	агадаҥ (agadaŋ)	агалардаҥ (agalardaŋ)

See also

• ака (aka)

References

• Čumakajev, A. E., editor (2018), “ага”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN, page 21