Devanagari numerals

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Short description: Symbols used for numbers in Devanagari

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

Table

Modern
Devanagari
Western
Arabic
Words for the cardinal number
Sanskrit
(wordstem)
Hindi Marathi Nepali
0 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (शून्य) शून्य (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) शून्य (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) शून्य (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
1 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (एकः) एक (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) एक (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) एक (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
2 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (द्वि) दो (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) दोन (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) दुइ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
3 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (त्रिणि) तीन (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) तीन (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) तिन (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
4 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (चत्वारी) चार (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) चार (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) चारि (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
5 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (पञ्च) पाँच (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) पाच (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) पाँच (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
6 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (षट्) छह (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) सहा (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) छअ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
7 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (सप्त) सात (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) सात (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) सात (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
8 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (अष्ट) आठ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) आठ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) आठ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)
9 Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (नव) नौ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) नऊ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.) नअ (Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.)

The word Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. 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

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]

Devanagari Numeral 1 var 1.png
Common
Devanagari Numeral 1 var 2.png
Nepali
1
Devanagari Numeral 5 var 1.png
"Bombay" Variant
Devanagari Numeral 5 var 2.png
"Calcutta" Variant
5
Devanagari Numeral 8 var 1.png
"Bombay" Variant
Devanagari Numeral 8 var 2.png
"Calcutta" Variant
8
Devanagari Numeral 9 var 1.png
Common
Devanagari Numeral 9 var 2.png
Nepali Variant
9

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