Tamerlane

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UK/ˈtæməleɪn/US/ˈtæməɹleɪn/

proper noun

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

OriginPersian تیمور لنگ ← Proto-Turkic *temür →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tamerlan · alternative Tamburlaine · alternative Timur Lenk · alternative Timur Lang · alternative Timur-Leng · alternative Timur · alternative Timour

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*temür“iron”
  2. Persianتیمور لنگ
  3. EnglishTamerlane

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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Translations

Arabic تَيْمُورْلَنْك
  • تَيْمُورْلَنْك (taymūrlank)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Bengali তৈমুর লং
  • তৈমুর লং (tōimur loṅ)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Chinese Mandarin 帖木兒 /帖木儿
  • 帖木兒 /帖木儿 (Tiēmù'ér)Turco-Mongol conqueror
French Tamerlan
  • TamerlanTurco-Mongol conqueror
Hindi तैमूर, तैमूरलंग
  • तैमूर (taimūr)Turco-Mongol conqueror
  • तैमूरलंग (taimūrlaṅg)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Italian Tamerlano
  • TamerlanoTurco-Mongol conqueror
Japanese ティムール
  • ティムール (Timūru)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Korean 티무르
  • 티무르 (timureu)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Persian تیمور لنگ
  • تیمور لنگTurco-Mongol conqueror
Polish Tamerlan
  • TamerlanTurco-Mongol conqueror
Portuguese Tamerlão
  • TamerlãoTurco-Mongol conqueror
Russian Тамерла́н, Тиму́р
  • Тамерла́н (Tamerlán)Turco-Mongol conqueror
  • Тиму́р (Timúr)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Spanish Tamerlán
  • TamerlánTurco-Mongol conqueror
Turkish Timur, Emir Timur
  • TimurTurco-Mongol conqueror
  • Emir TimurTurco-Mongol conqueror
Ukrainian Тамерла́н
  • Тамерла́н (Tamerlán)Turco-Mongol conqueror
Urdu تَیمُور
  • تَیمُور (Taemoor)Turco-Mongol conqueror

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Tamerlane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamerlane

MLA

“Tamerlane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamerlane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tamerlane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamerlane.

Source: Tamerlane on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.