Devanagari numerals

Symbols used for numbers in Devanagari From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Devanagari numerals are the symbols used to write numbers in the Devanagari script, predominantly used for northern Indian languages. They are used to write decimal numbers, instead of the Western Arabic numerals.

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Modern
Devanagari
Western
Arabic
Words for the cardinal number
Sanskrit
(wordstem)
Hindi Marathi Nepali
0शून्य (śūnya)शून्य (śūny)शून्य (śūnya)शून्य (śūnya)
1एक ekaएक (ek)एक (ek)एक (ek)
2द्वि dviदो (do)दोन (don)दुइ (dui)
3त्रि triतीन (tīn)तीन (tīn)तिन (tīn)
4चतुर् caturचार (cār)चार (cār)चारि (cāri)
5पञ्च pañcaपाँच (pāñc)पाच (pāch)पाँच (pānch)
6षट् ṣaṭछह (chah)सहा (sahā)छअ (chaā)
7सप्त saptaसात (sāt)सात (sāt)सात (sāt)
8अष्ट aṣṭaआठ (āṭh)आठ (āṭh)आठ (āṭha)
9नव navaनौ (nau)नऊ (naū)नअ ()
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The word śūnya for zero was calqued into 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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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]

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Common

Nepali
1

"Bombay" Variant

"Calcutta" Variant
5

"Bombay" Variant

"Calcutta" Variant
8

Common

Nepali Variant
9
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In Nepali language ५, ८, ९ (5, 8, 9) - these numbers are slightly different from modern Devanagari numbers. In Nepali language uses old Devanagari system for writing these numbers, like , ,

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