Devanagari numerals
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The Devanagari numerals are the symbols used to write numbers in the
Western Arabic numerals
.
Table
Modern Devanagari |
Western Arabic |
Words for the cardinal number | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanskrit (wordstem) |
Hindi | Marathi | Nepali | ||
० | 0 |
śūnya (शून्य) | शून्य (śūny) | शून्य (śūnya) | शून्य (śūnya) |
१ | 1 |
eka (एकः) | एक (ek) | एक (ek) | एक (ek) |
२ | 2 |
dvi (द्वि) | दो (do) | दोन (don) | दुइ (dui) |
३ | 3 |
tri (त्रिणि) | तीन (tīn) | तीन (tīn) | तिन (tīn) |
४ | 4 |
catur (चत्वारी) | चार (cār) | चार (cār) | चारि (cāri) |
५ | 5 |
pañca (पञ्च) | पाँच (pāñc) | पाच (pāch) | पाँच (pānch) |
६ | 6 |
ṣaṭ (षट्) | छह (chah) | सहा (sahā) | छअ (chaā) |
७ | 7 |
sapta (सप्त) | सात (sāt) | सात (sāt) | सात (sāt) |
८ | 8 |
aṣṭa (अष्ट) | आठ (āṭh) | आठ (āṭh) | आठ (āṭha) |
९ | 9 |
nava (नव) | नौ (nau) | नऊ (naū) | नअ (nā) |
The word śūnya for zero was
Arabic as صفر sifr, meaning 'nothing', which became the term "zero" in many European languages via Medieval Latin zephirum.[1]
Variants
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Devanagari digits shapes may vary depending on geographical area or epoch. Some of the variants are also seen in older Sanskrit literature.[2][3]
१ | Common |
Nepali |
1 |
---|---|---|---|
५ | "Bombay" Variant |
"Calcutta" Variant |
5 |
८ | "Bombay" Variant |
"Calcutta" Variant |
8 |
९ | Common |
Nepali Variant |
9 |
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ "zero - Origin and meaning of zero by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
- ^ Devanagari for TEX version 2.17, page 22
- ^ "Alternate digits in Devanagari". Scriptsource.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Sources