خرطوم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ر ط م (ḵ-r-ṭ-m). Compare Hebrew חַרְטוֹם (ḥarṭōm)

Noun

خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm) m (plural خَرَاطِيم (ḵarāṭīm))

  1. trunk (of an elephant), snout, muzzle, nose
  2. ugly face
  3. sucking pipe of a pump or similar
  4. spout, nozzle
  5. hose

Declension

References

  • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), خرطوم”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
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