English Explanatory Dictionary

Tamerlane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia

Pronunciation

/ˈtæməleɪn/ /ˈtæməɹleɪn/

Word forms

Tamerlane Tamerlan Tamburlaine Timur Lenk Timur Lang Timur-Leng Timur Timour

Etymology

From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information.

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