Tamerlane

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Tamerlane

/ˈtæməleɪn/ UK
/ˈtæməɹleɪn/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Tamerlan · Tamburlaine · Timur Lenk · Timur Lang · Timur-Leng · Timur

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

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name Turco-Mongol conqueror

Español	Tamerlán
한국어	티무르 timureu
日本語	ティムール Timūru
中文	帖木兒 /帖木儿 Tiēmù'ér
हिन्दी	तैमूर taimūr, तैमूरलंग taimūrlaṅg
Português	Tamerlão
Français	Tamerlan
Italiano	Tamerlano
Русский	Тамерла́н Tamerlán, Тиму́р Timúr
العربية	تَيْمُورْلَنْك taymūrlank

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"Tamerlane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tamerlane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tamerlane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tamerlane

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@misc{tamerlane_2026,
  title = {Tamerlane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tamerlane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}