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Tamerlane

/ˈtæməleɪn/US/ˈtæməɹleɪn/

Tamerlane proper noun: a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia.

Proper noun

Tamerlane

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

Tamerlane meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati

Tamerlane in Hindi

Turco-Mongol conqueror
तैमूर taimūr, तैमूरलंग taimūrlaṅg

Tamerlane in Urdu

Turco-Mongol conqueror
تَیمُور Taemoor

Tamerlane in Bengali

Turco-Mongol conqueror
তৈমুর লং tōimur loṅ

Tamerlane in Gujarati

Turco-Mongol conqueror
તૈમુર taimur, તૈમુર લંગ taimur laṅg
More languagesFewer languages
Tamerlane in Arabic
تَيْمُورْلَنْك taymūrlank
Tamerlane in Persian
تیمور لنگ

Forms of Tamerlane

alternative formTamerlan
alternative formTamburlaine
alternative formTimur Lenk
alternative formTimur Lang
alternative formTimur-Leng
alternative formTimur
alternative formTimour

Origin of Tamerlane

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

Questions about Tamerlane

What does Tamerlane mean?
Tamerlane means a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia.
What is Tamerlane in Hindi?
Tamerlane in Hindi is तैमूर (taimūr), तैमूरलंग (taimūrlaṅg). See Tamerlane meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tamerlane?
Tamerlane is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tamerlane?
Tamerlane is pronounced /ˈtæməleɪn/ (UK).

Words near Tamerlane in the dictionary

  1. Tamenglong
  2. tamer
  3. Tamera
  4. tameridone
  5. Tamerlan
  6. Tamerlane
  7. tamers
  8. Tamerton Foliot
  9. tames
  10. Tameside
  11. tamest

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