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aga

/ˈɑː.ɡə/

aga is the alternative spelling of agha.

Meaning of agha

Noun

agha (plural aghas)

  1. An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

See all 2 meanings of agha

Noun (1) capitalized: Aga

Aga (plural Agas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker).
    • Le Creuset pots were expensive, including at David's shop, and you had to strengthen the floor to install a bloody Aga.2023 September 23, Tim Hayward, “Not so easy does it”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Aga

Aga

  1. A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Aga

Aga (plural Agas)

  1. A surname.

Noun (2) capitalized: AGA

AGA (plural AGAs)

  1. An AGA cooker.
    • He was cooking on an AGA.

Forms of aga

Noun
pluralagas
pluralAgas
pluralAGAs
alternative formAga
Proper noun
pluralAgas

Origin of aga

Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (“lord; chief, boss”). * Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga).

Genericized trademark of AGA AB. Unadapted borrowing from Swedish AGA; an abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator, meaning "The stock company Gas Accumulator".

Phrases with aga

Questions about aga

What does aga mean?
Aga means a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
What is aga the alternative spelling of?
Aga is the alternative spelling of agha.
What part of speech is aga?
Aga can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce aga?
Aga is pronounced /ˈɑː.ɡə/.
What is the plural of aga?
The plural of aga is agas.

Words near aga in the dictionary

  1. ag'in
  2. ag-
  3. ag-gag
  4. ag-gags
  5. Ag.
  6. aga
  7. AGA cooker
  8. AGA cookers
  9. Aga Khan
  10. Aga Khanite
  11. Aga Khanites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aga (page history and authors); Aga (page history and authors); AGA (page history and authors); agha (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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