Persian · proper noun · People & Roles

Aflatoon

अफ़लातून
said af-laa-toon
also written: plato, eflatun, aflaatoon
Meaning

Plato, the Greek philosopher; the byword for supreme wisdom and the type of the lofty, world-renouncing sage. In Iqbal, criticised for leading thought away from life.

Usage & notes

Iqbal faults Plato as the 'old sheep' whose otherworldly idealism dulled the world's vital fire.