The story
- Arabic · borrowed fromخُرْطُوم“elephant trunk”
- English todayKhartoum
Possibly from Arabic خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from Arabic قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khartoum
Today it means: The capital city of Sudan. Full definition →
Arabic خُرْطُوم