"Tamerlane" meaning in English

See Tamerlane in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtæməleɪn/ [UK], /ˈtæməɹleɪn/ [US]
Etymology: From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fa|تیمور لنگ|lit=Timur the Lame|tr=teymur-(e) lang}} Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”), {{der|en|trk-pro|*temür|t=iron}} Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”), {{cog|tr|demir}} Turkish demir Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tamerlane
  1. a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia Wikipedia link: Tamerlane Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Tamerlan, Tamburlaine, Timur Lenk, Timur Lang, Timur-Leng, Timur, Timour Translations (Turco-Mongol conqueror): تَيْمُورْلَنْك (taymūrlank) [masculine] (Arabic), Լենկթեմուր (Lenktʿemur) (Armenian), তৈমুর লং (tōimur loṅ) (Bengali), 帖木兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 帖木儿 (Tiēmù'ér) (Chinese Mandarin), તૈમુર (taimur) [masculine] (Gujarati), તૈમુર લંગ (taimur laṅg) [masculine] (Gujarati), तैमूर (taimūr) [masculine] (Hindi), ティムール (Timūru) (Japanese), Әмір Темір (Ämır Temır) (Kazakh), Ақсақ Темір (Aqsaq Temır) (Kazakh), Темірлан (Temırlan) (Kazakh), 티무르 (timureu) (Korean), Амир Темир (Amir Temir) (Kyrgyz), Аксак Темир (Aksak Temir) (Kyrgyz), تیمور لنگ (alt: teymur-(e) lang) (Persian), Tamerlan [masculine] (Polish), Tamerlão [masculine] (Portuguese), Тамерла́н (Tamerlán) [masculine] (Russian), Тиму́р (Timúr) [masculine] (Russian), Tamerlán [masculine] (Spanish), Timur (Turkish), Emir Timur (Turkish), Тамерла́н (Tamerlán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), تَیمُور (Taemoor) [masculine] (Urdu), Амир Темур (Amir Temur) [Cyrillic] (Uzbek), Amir Temur [Latin] (Uzbek)

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