Khartoum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Arabic خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from Arabic قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -uːm
Proper noun[edit]
Khartoum
- The capital city of Sudan.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
capital of Sudan
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Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Khartoum f
- Alternative spelling of Cartum
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- English terms borrowed from Arabic
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/uːm
- Rhymes:English/uːm/2 syllables
- English lemmas
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- en:Cities in Sudan
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Sudan
- Portuguese lemmas
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- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese feminine nouns