Tamerlane

== English == === Alternative forms === Tamerlan, Tamburlaine Timur Lenk, Timur Lang, Timur-Leng Timur, Timour === Etymology === From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information. === 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 ==== === Anagrams === lanameter