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“iron”
Language contexts for this entry: Chagatai, Persian, Urdu
[t̪ʰäj.múːɾ] · Persian (Dari, formal)
01 / Meaning & origin
تیمور is a masculine given name documented in Chagatai, Persian and Urdu. English Wiktionary traces it to Classical Persian تَیمور. It is a form of Timur, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “iron”.
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Meaning: “iron”
Either through Classical Persian تَیمور (taymur) or directly from Chagatai تیمور (temür, literally “iron”) by way of the Chagatai heritage of the Mughal Empire elite. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).
繼承自原始突厥語 *temür。
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