aga
агаàga · /ǎɡa/ · masc.
NOUN
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(in the Ottoman Empire) aghaAga je od seljaka tražio deo žetve. — The agha demanded part of the harvest from the peasants.U romanu se opisuje život jednog bogatog age. — The novel describes the life of a wealthy agha.
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dated ironic master; lordSedi kao aga i čeka da ga služe. — He sits there like a lord, waiting to be served.
The word is mostly found in historical texts and folk literature. Not to be confused with beg, a different Ottoman title; the two overlap only in the loose figurative sense "master, lord".
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aga | age |
| Gen. | age | aga |
| Dat. | agi | agama |
| Acc. | agu | age |
| Voc. | ago | age |
| Ins. | agom | agama |
| Loc. | agi | agama |
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Updated 29 October 2026