Persian · noun · Selfhood & Will

Pukhtagi

पुख़्तगी
said PUKH-ta-gi
also written: pukhtgi, pukhtagi
Meaning

Maturity, ripeness, firmness of character that has been tested and matured.

Literally: Persian pukhta (ripe, cooked, mature) + abstract suffix: ripeness.

Usage & notes

Pukhtagi is the seasoned firmness of a self that struggle has ripened; Iqbal prizes the matured ego, tempered like fired clay, over the raw and unsteady soul that has not yet been proved.