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Irish
Etymology
From English Khartoum, possibly from Arabic خَرْطُوم (ḵarṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
Proper noun
Cartúm m (genitive Chartúm)
- Khartoum (the capital city of Sudan)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| Cartúm
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Chartúm
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gCartúm
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- “Khartoum”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024