Word Meaning
तुंद-ख़ू
tund-xū
Meaning
Fierce-tempered, hot-headed, or wrathful; having a fiery disposition.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound composed of 'tund' (fierce, sharp) and 'xū' (temperament, disposition), meaning someone who is volatile or quick to anger. In this couplet, it describes the dazzling and tempestuous beloved ('shokh-e-tund-khū') whose wrath and fiery temperament surpass even lightning and flames. Classical poets often celebrate this fierce edge as an attractive, sublime dimension of the beloved's beauty.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'tund' (تند, sharp/fierce/swift) and 'xū' (خو, disposition/temperament/habit).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, this attribute is attributed to the beloved to romanticize their haughty, sharp, and unyielding demeanor toward the lover.
Examples
The fierce-tempered beloved showed no mercy to the pining lover.
His heart was entrapped by that alluring yet wrathful beauty.