Persian · noun · Character & Virtue

Daanaai

दानाई
said daa-NAA-ee
also written: danaai, danai
Meaning

Sagacity, wisdom, the discernment of one who knows.

Literally: Persian dana (wise, knowing) + abstract suffix: the quality of being wise.

Usage & notes

Daanaai is the discerning wisdom of the seasoned mind; Iqbal honours true sagacity when it is wedded to the fire of conviction, distrusting clever knowledge that has no living heart behind it.