Devanagari numerals

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
०	0	(शून्य)	शून्य ()	शून्य ()	शून्य ()
१	1	(एकः)	एक ()	एक ()	एक ()
२	2	(द्वि)	दो ()	दोन ()	दुइ ()
३	3	(त्रिणि)	तीन ()	तीन ()	तिन ()
४	4	(चत्वारी)	चार ()	चार ()	चारि ()
५	5	(पञ्च)	पाँच ()	पाच ()	पाँच ()
६	6	(षट्)	छह ()	सहा ()	छअ ()
७	7	(सप्त)	सात ()	सात ()	सात ()
८	8	(अष्ट)	आठ ()	आठ ()	आठ ()
९	9	(नव)	नौ ()	नऊ ()	नअ ()

The word for zero was calqued into Arabic as صفر sifr, meaning 'nothing', which became the term "zero" in many European languages via Medieval Latin zephirum.

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.

१	Common	Nepali	1
५	"Bombay" Variant	"Calcutta" Variant	5
८	"Bombay" Variant	"Calcutta" Variant	8
९	Common	Nepali Variant	9

See also

• (PDF):- Hindi Number Names-(PDF) 1 to 1000 Numbers Name in Hindi- 1 to 1000 की गिनती
• Indian numbering system

References

Notes

Sources

• Sanskrit Siddham (Bonji) Numbers
• Devanagari Numbers in Nepali language