ağa

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. a respectful title for an influential man in a society; lord, master
2. wealthy, influential landowner; landlord, squire, chieftain
3. (colloquial) elder brother
4. title used for an older, usually illiterate man with his first name
5. (dialectal) husband
6. (historical) official title for heads of certain institutions in the Ottoman Empire; chief, head, commander, overseer
7. host, organizer of a festivity

Adj

generous, open-handed

ağ

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
2. The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
3. (figuratively) A trap.
4. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
5. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
6. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

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Concepts

agha

propriétaire terrien

chef de clan

propriétaire foncier

aga

propriétaire terrienne

Synonymes

arazi sahibi

efendi

bey

🤵‍♂️

beyefendi

mülk sahibi

patron

toprak sahibi

abi

zengin

🤑

ağabey

Traductions

terratinent

afforest

landowner

terrateniente

grootgrondbezitter

agha

Grundbesitzer

Großgrundbesitzer

Grundbesitzerin

Bruder

👨‍👦

Gutsbesitzerin

γαιοκτήμονας

κτηματίας

αγάς

Gutsbesitzer

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɑˈɰɑ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de turc ottoman: آغا

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa), from earlier آقا (aqa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”). The widespread sense is preserved in ağabey (“elder brother”).