Gurmukhi numerals

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Gurmukhi numerals are the numeral system of the Gurmukhi script for the Punjabi language in India . It is one of several Indian numeral systems. In the Shahmukhi alphabet used for Punjabi in Pakistan, the Eastern Arabic-Indic numerals are used.

Base Numbers

Below is a list of Gurmukhi numerals with their Western Arabic equivalents as well as their respective Punjabi translations and transliterations.

Gurmukhi numeral Tamil numeral Punjabi word Romanization of Punjabi IPA
0 ਸਿਫ਼ਰ sifar /sifarːᵊ/
1 ਇੱਕ ikka /ɪkːᵊ/
2 ਦੋ do /d̪oː/
3 ਤਿੰਨ tinna* /t̪ɪnːᵊ/
4 ਚਾਰ cārā /tʃaːɾᵊ/
5 ਪੰਜ panja /pənd͡ʒᵊ/
6 ਛੇ che /tʃʰeː/
7 ਸੱਤ satta /sət̪ːᵊ/
8 ਅੱਠ aṭṭha /əʈʰːᵊ/
9 ਨੌਂ nau /nɔ̃:/

*In some Punjabi dialects, the word for three is trai,[1] (IPA: [t̪ɾɛː]) spelled ਤ੍ਰੈ in Gurmukhī.

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