Devanagari numerals
The Devanagari numerals are the symbols used to write numbers in the Devanagari script, the predominant script in India. They are used in the context of the decimal Hindu–Arabic numeral system, related to the Arabic numerals used in Europe.
Table
| Modern Devanagari | Western Arabic |
Words for the cardinal number |
|---|---|---|
| Sanskrit (wordstem) | ||
| ० | 0 | śūnya (शून्य) |
| १ | 1 | eka (एक) |
| २ | 2 | dvi (द्वि) |
| ३ | 3 | tri (त्रि) |
| ४ | 4 | catur (चतुर्) |
| ५ | 5 | pañca (पञ्च) |
| ६ | 6 | ṣaṭ (षट्) |
| ७ | 7 | sapta (सप्त) |
| ८ | 8 | aṣṭa (अष्ट) |
| ९ | 9 | nava (नव) |
Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language. The word "Shunya" for zero was translated into Arabic as "صفر" "sifr", meaning 'nothing' which became the term "zero" in many European languages from Medieval Latin, zephirum.[1]
Variants
Devanagari digits shapes may vary depending on geographical area.[2][3]
| १ |  common |
 Nepali |
1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ५ |  "Bombay" variant |
 "Calcutta" variant |
5 |
| ८ |  "Bombay" variant |
 "Calcutta" variant |
8 |
| ९ |  common |
 Nepali |
9 |
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See also
References
- Notes
- "zero - Origin and meaning of zero by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
- Devanagari for TEX version 2.17, page 21
- "Alternate digits in Devanagari". Scriptsource.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Sources
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