ətağa

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Izafet I compound of ət (“flesh”) +‎ ağa (“master, lord, agha”), from the popular name of Mir Movsum Agha.

Perhaps originally used in the form "Ətağa haqqı", analogically to Allah haqqı, Quran haqqı, Həzrət Abbas haqqı, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [æ(ː)ˈtɑɣɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ə‧ta‧ğa

Interjection

ətağa

  1. (colloquial) I swear; I swear by the name of Mir Movsum Agha.
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