Tamerlane

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (Teymur-(e) Lang, literally “Timur the Lame”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtæməleɪn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈtæməɹleɪn/

Proper noun

Tamerlane

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

Translations

Turco-Mongol conqueror

Armenian: Լենկթեմուր (Lenktʿemur)
Bengali: তৈমুর লং (tôimur lông)
Kazakh: Әмір Темір (Ämir Temir), Ақсақ Темір (Aqsaq Temir), Темірлан (Temirlan)
Persian: تیمور لنگ‎ (Teymur-(e) Lang)

Portuguese: Tamerlão m
Russian: Тамерла́н (ru) m (Tamerlán), Тиму́р (ru) m (Timúr)

Anagrams

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