Meanings
- The capital city of Sudan.
But while the capture of Khartoum marks an important moment in the conflict, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deeply embedded elsewhere in Sudan and attempting to form a parallel government, analysts warn there is little likelihood of a swift resolution to the war.
2025 March 27, Nimi Princewill, “Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025- metonymicallyThe Sudanese government.
Origin
- Arabicخُرْطُوم“elephant trunk”
- EnglishKhartoum
Possibly from Arabic خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from Arabic قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Kartoem, Khartoem
- Kartoemcapital of Sudan
- Khartoemcapital of Sudan
Arabic الْخُرْطُوم
- الْخُرْطُوم (al-ḵurṭūm)capital of Sudan
Bengali খার্তুম
- খার্তুম (khartum)capital of Sudan
Bulgarian Харту́м
- Харту́м (Hartúm)capital of Sudan
Catalan Khartum
- Khartumcapital of Sudan
Chinese Mandarin 喀土穆
- 喀土穆 (Kātǔmù)capital of Sudan
Czech Chartúm
- Chartúmcapital of Sudan
Danish Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Dutch Khartoem, Chartoem
- Khartoemcapital of Sudan
- Chartoemcapital of Sudan
Esperanto Ĥartumo
- Ĥartumocapital of Sudan
Estonian Hartum
- Hartumcapital of Sudan
Finnish Khartum
- Khartumcapital of Sudan
French Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
German Khartum
- Khartumcapital of Sudan
Greek Χαρτούμ
- Χαρτούμ (Chartoúm)capital of Sudan
Hebrew חַ׳רְטוּם, חֻ׳רטוּם
- חַ׳רְטוּם (h'artum)capital of Sudan
- חֻ׳רטוּם (h'urtum)capital of Sudan
Hindi ख़ार्तूम, खार्तूम
- ख़ार्तूम (xārtūm)capital of Sudan
- खार्तूम (khārtūm)capital of Sudan
Hungarian Kartúm
- Kartúmcapital of Sudan
Icelandic Kartúm
- Kartúmcapital of Sudan
Indonesian Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Irish Cartúm
- Cartúmcapital of Sudan
Italian Khartum
- Khartumcapital of Sudan
Japanese ハルツーム
- ハルツーム (Harutsūmu)capital of Sudan
Korean 하르툼
- 하르툼 (Hareutum)capital of Sudan
Latvian Hartūma
- Hartūmacapital of Sudan
Lithuanian Chartumas
- Chartumascapital of Sudan
Malay Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Norwegian Bokmål Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Persian خارطوم, خرطوم
- خارطوم (xârtum)capital of Sudan
- خرطوم (xartum, xortum)capital of Sudan
Polish Chartum
- Chartumcapital of Sudan
Portuguese Cartum
- Cartumcapital of Sudan
Romanian Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Russian Харту́м
- Харту́м (Xartúm)capital of Sudan
Slovak Chartúm
- Chartúmcapital of Sudan
Spanish Jartum
- Jartumcapital of Sudan
Swahili Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Swedish Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Tamil கார்த்தூம்
- கார்த்தூம் (kārttūm)capital of Sudan
Thai คาร์ทูม
- คาร์ทูม (kaa-tuum)capital of Sudan
Turkish Hartum
- Hartumcapital of Sudan
Ukrainian Харту́м
- Харту́м (Xartúm)capital of Sudan
Urdu خرطوم
- خرطوم (xartūm)capital of Sudan
Vietnamese Khắc-tum
- Khắc-tumcapital of Sudan
Welsh Khartoum
- Khartoumcapital of Sudan
Yiddish כאַרטום
- כאַרטום (khartum)capital of Sudan
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Khartoum
Cite this entry
Khartoum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khartoum
“Khartoum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khartoum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khartoum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khartoum.
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