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
0
śūnya (शून्य) शून्य (śūny) शून्य (śūnya) शून्य (śūnya)
1
eka (एकः) एक (ek) एक (ek) एक (ek)
2
dvi (द्वि) दो (do) दोन (don) दुइ (dui)
3
tri (त्रिणि) तीन (tīn) तीन (tīn) तिन (tīn)
4
catur (चत्वारी) चार (cār) चार (cār) चारि (cāri)
5
pañca (पञ्च) पाँच (pāñc) पाच (pāch) पाँच (pānch)
6
ṣaṭ (षट्) छह (chah) सहा (sahā) छअ (chaā)
7
sapta (सप्त) सात (sāt) सात (sāt) सात (sāt)
8
aṣṭa (अष्ट) आठ (āṭh) आठ (āṭh) आठ (āṭha)
9
nava (नव) नौ (nau) नऊ (naū) नअ ()

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

A comparison of Sanskrit and Eastern Arabic numerals

Devanagari digits shapes may vary depending on geographical area or epoch. Some of the variants are also seen in older Sanskrit literature.[2][3]


Common

Nepali
1

"Bombay" Variant

"Calcutta" Variant
5

"Bombay" Variant

"Calcutta" Variant
8

Common

Nepali Variant
9

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ "zero - Origin and meaning of zero by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
  2. ^ Devanagari for TEX version 2.17, page 22
  3. ^ "Alternate digits in Devanagari". Scriptsource.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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