աղա

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Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

աղա (aġa)

  1. (historical) landowner
  2. person belonging to a family of noblemen
  3. person keeping hired workers; rich man
  4. (archaic) an honorific title of address, agha
  5. (archaic, figuratively) a well-to-do person
  6. (archaic, figuratively) a magnanimous person
  7. (derogatory) exploiter, oppressor
  8. (derogatory) someone avoiding work
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative աղա (aġa) աղաներ (aġaner)
dative աղայի (aġayi) աղաների (aġaneri)
ablative աղայից (aġayicʻ) աղաներից (aġanericʻ)
instrumental աղայով (aġayov) աղաներով (aġanerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative աղան (aġan) աղաները/աղաներն (aġanerə/aġanern)
dative աղային (aġayin) աղաներին (aġanerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative աղաս (aġas) աղաներս (aġaners)
dative աղայիս (aġayis) աղաներիս (aġaneris)
ablative աղայիցս (aġayicʻs) աղաներիցս (aġanericʻs)
instrumental աղայովս (aġayovs) աղաներովս (aġanerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative աղադ (aġad) աղաներդ (aġanerd)
dative աղայիդ (aġayid) աղաներիդ (aġanerid)
ablative աղայիցդ (aġayicʻd) աղաներիցդ (aġanericʻd)
instrumental աղայովդ (aġayovd) աղաներովդ (aġanerovd)
locative
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

աղա (aġa)

  1. second-person singular imperative of աղալ (aġal)