aga

aga

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aguano.

aga (plural agas)

1. Alternative spelling of agha.
   • 1775, Richard Chandler, Travels in Asia Minor, or, An account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 229:

     They were headed by a Chiauſh or the Meſſinger of an Aga, who commanded in a ſmall village to the weſt of Pambouk.

• GAA

• agë

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (aġa, “a lord or master”).^[1]

aga m (plural agallarë, definite agai, definite plural agallarët)

1. agha, Ottoman nobleman with a landed estate (ranging below bey)
2. (old) rich man
3. (old) clan chief
4. (derogatory) pretentious or officious person

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “aga”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

aga

1. morning

aga

1. canoe

• Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 2

• argarde (Moulins Dialect and Berrichon)

aga^[1]

1. look at (imperative mood)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡa/ [ˈʔa.ɡa]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧ga

ága (Basahan spelling ᜀᜄ)

1. morning

   Coordinate terms: udto, hapon, banggi

• (short form) 'ga
• (following some prepositions) -'ga
• (Standard Cornish, short form) gà

Apparently cognate with Welsh eu, Irish acu.^[1]

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˌaɡa]

aga (triggers aspirate mutation)

1. their

aga

1. morning

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

aga

1. but

   Synonyms: kuid, a (colloquial)

• agha

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa, “lord, master”).

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡa/

aga m (plural agas)

1. aga, agha

• “aga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

aga

1. alternative form of agás

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡa/ [ˈʔa.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga

aga (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤ)

1. stick or candle of a leaf-wrapped pitch, which serves as a numerable unit of trade and a light source

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

aga (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤ)

1. punctuality

• This definition is not directly attested as a standalone word.

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 20

aga (diminutive agá-ága)

1. morning

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, “lord”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒɡɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: aga
• Syllabification: a‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

aga (plural agák)

1. agha

   A koppányi aga testamentuma (the title of a 1937 novel by István Fekete, cinematized in 1967^[1])

   The Testament of Koppány’s Agha

• aga in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• aga in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

See the noun agi (“discipline”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɣa/
• Rhymes: -aːɣa

aga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative agaði, supine agað)

1. to discipline [with accusative]

• agi (“discipline, constraint”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡa]
• Hyphenation: aga

From Malay aga, from Classical Malay اڬ (aga).

aga (comparative lebih aga, superlative paling aga)

1. arrogant, conceited, haughty, snobbish

   Synonyms: angkuh, arogan, congkak, sombong, pongah

Borrowed from Kulisusu [Term?].

aga (plural aga-aga)

1. fish louse (Argulus spp.)

   Synonym: kutu ikan

Borrowed from Wolio [Term?].

aga

1. to look with the intention of laughing or challenging

• “aga”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Variant form of eang with semantic narrowing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡə/

aga m (genitive singular aga, nominative plural agaí)

1. period of time, interval
2. distance

• agaigh (“space out, stagger”, verb)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75

• agu (Sotavento)

From Portuguese água.

aga

1. (Barlavento) water

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

• IPA^(key): /aɣa/

aga (infinitive kwaga)

1. to lack, to miss, to fail to find

(Nouns)

• mwagi class 1

(Proverbs)

• ithĩnjĩro rĩtiagaga thakame
• (kanua) karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga
• ng'enda thĩ ndĩagaga mũtegi
• nyũngũ ya mũingĩ ndĩagaga mũteng'ũri
• riko na nda itiagaga
• thũ ndĩagaga mwenji

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 45.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

aga

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*apa₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• ega (Cazét)

From Latin aqua.

aga f (plural [please provide])

1. (Brach) water

aga

1. if

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɡɑː/

aga m (Arabic spelling ئاگا)

1. alternative form of agah

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aga”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

aga

1. to build

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːˌɡɑː/

āgā

1. inflection of āgān:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive
   3. singular imperative

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aigô

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɡɑ/, [ˈɑː.ɣɑ]

āga m

1. owner, possessor

Weak:

• unāga (“non-owner, pauper”)

From Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to possess”). Cognates include Old English āgan and Old Saxon ēgan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɣa/

āga

1. (auxiliary) to have to

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

From Proto-Germanic *agōną, related to agi (“terror”), from Proto-Germanic *agô, form of *agaz (“fear, dread”).

aga

1. to threaten
2. to look dangerous

• agi

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “aga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga
• Homophone: Aga

Borrowed from Turkish ağa.^[1]

aga m pers

1. (Islam, military) agha (honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries)

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

aga f

1. cane toad

   Synonyms: kururu, ropucha olbrzymia

• aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

aga f (plural agale)

1. alternative form of agă

aga

1. cooked rice

• aggek, aagig

Compare Norwegian akkar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɡa/, /ˈaɡək/

aga (plural agas)

1. (Shetland) A variety of eight-armed cuttlefish

• “aga, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

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

• IPA^(key): /ǎɡa/
• Hyphenation: a‧ga

àga m anim (Cyrillic spelling а̀га)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡa/ [ˈa.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga

aga m (plural agas)

1. alternative form of agá

• “aga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

• Audio (Kenya):

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-aga (infinitive kuaga)

1. to say goodbye, to bid adieu to something

Conjugation of -aga
Positive present -naaga Subjunctive -age Negative -agi Imperative singular aga
Infinitives
Positive kuaga Negative kutoaga
Imperatives
Singular aga Plural ageni
Tensed forms
Habitual huaga Positive past positive subject concord + -liaga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaga) Singular Plural 1st person ninaaga/naaga tunaaga 2nd person unaaga mnaaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaga wanaaga other classes positive subject concord + -naaga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -agi) Singular Plural 1st person siagi hatuagi 2nd person huagi hamwagi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haagi hawaagi other classes negative subject concord + -agi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaga Negative future negative subject concord + -taaga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -age) Singular Plural 1st person niage tuage 2nd person uage mwage 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aage waage other classes positive subject concord + -age
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siage Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaga) Singular Plural 1st person naaga twaaga 2nd person waaga mwaaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaga waaga m-mi(III/IV) waaga yaaga ji-ma(V/VI) laaga yaaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaga vyaaga n(IX/X) yaaga zaaga u(XI) waaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaaga pa(XVI) paaga mu(XVIII) mwaaga
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaga Consecutive kaaga / positive subject concord + -kaaga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaage
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niaga -tuaga 2nd person -kuaga -waaga/-kuageni/-waageni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaga -waaga m-mi(III/IV) -uaga -iaga ji-ma(V/VI) -liaga -yaaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaga -viaga n(IX/X) -iaga -ziaga u(XI) -uaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuaga pa(XVI) -paaga mu(XVIII) -muaga Reflexive -jiaga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -agaye -agao m-mi(III/IV) -agao -agayo ji-ma(V/VI) -agalo -agayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -agacho -agavyo n(IX/X) -agayo -agazo u(XI) -agao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -agako pa(XVI) -agapo mu(XVIII) -agamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeaga -oaga m-mi(III/IV) -oaga -yoaga ji-ma(V/VI) -loaga -yoaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaga -vyoaga n(IX/X) -yoaga -zoaga u(XI) -oaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koaga pa(XVI) -poaga mu(XVIII) -moaga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -agia
  • Causative: -agisha
  • Passive: -agwa
  • Reciprocal: -agana
  • Stative: -agika
  • Other formations: -aga dunia (“to die”)

Originally oblique case of age, from Old Swedish aghi, from Old Norse agi.

aga c

1. (uncountable) corporal punishment (especially of children), beating
2. (obsolete) reverent obedience through deterring terror

• agaförbud
• barnaga

• björkris
• smisk

From Old Swedish agha.

aga (present agar, preterite agade, supine agat, imperative aga)

1. to beat, to punish corporally, to discipline

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

aga c

1. an agha (Turkish title)

• aga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• aga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• aga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

From Proto-Philippine *ága (“early; punctual”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡa/ [ˈʔaː.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: a‧ga

aga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ)

1. earliness

   Synonyms: kaagahan, agap

2. (obsolete) eating breakfast

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

aga

1. to build

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā). Compare ağa, the standard form.

aga (definite accusative agayı, plural agalar)

1. (dialectal) big brother
2. (dialectal) rich man
3. (colloquial) bro

   Aga niye öyle dedi 💀

   Why did bro say it like that 💀

• “aga”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Other scripts
Latin	aga‍
Cyrillic	ага‍
Arabic	آغا

• IPA^(key): /aːˈɣa/, [ɑ̝ːˈʁ̞ɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: a‧ga

aga

1. elder brother
2. paternal uncle

• “aga” in Enedilim.com
• “aga” in Webonary.org

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡà/

agà

1. Tree hyrax; (in particular) the Dendrohyrax interfluvialis

   Synonym: ọ̀fàfà

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡà/

agà

1. ladder

   Synonyms: àkàsọ̀, àkàbà

2. (idiomatic) pubescent age; the age at which one becomes sexually mature

• bàlágà (“to reach the age of puberty”)

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡà/

agà

1. the tree Musanga cecropioides; also known as the African corkwood tree

Compare with Edo aga

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡā/

àga

1. chair, stool

   Synonyms: ìjókòó, òtìtà, ìpèkù, iján, àpótí

• alága (“chairperson”)