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
੦ 0 ਸਿਫ਼ਰ sifar /sifarːᵊ/
੧ 1 ਇੱਕ ikka /ɪkːᵊ/
੨ 2 ਦੋ do /d̪oː/
੩ 3 ਤਿੰਨ tinna* /t̪ɪnːᵊ/
੪ 4 ਚਾਰ cārā /tʃaːɾᵊ/
੫ 5 ਪੰਜ panja /pənd͡ʒᵊ/
੬ 6 ਛੇ che /tʃʰeː/
੭ 7 ਸੱਤ satta /sət̪ːᵊ/
੮ 8 ਅੱਠ aṭṭha /əʈʰːᵊ/
੯ 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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