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Devanagari numerals 
Summary
The Devanagari numerals are the symbols used to write numbers in the Devanagari script, predominantly used for northern Indian languages. They are used to write decimal numbers, instead of the Western Arabic numerals.
Table edit
| Modern Devanagari |
Western Arabic |
Words for the cardinal number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanskrit (wordstem) |
Hindi | Marathi | Nepali | ||
| ० | 0 | śūnya (शून्य) | शून्य (śūny) | शून्य (śūnya) | शून्य (śūnya) |
| १ | 1 | eka (एकः) | एक (ek) | एक (ek) | एक (ek) |
| २ | 2 | dvi (द्वि) | दो (do) | दोन (don) | दुइ (dui) |
| ३ | 3 | tri (त्रिणि) | तीन (tīn) | तीन (tīn) | तिन (tīn) |
| ४ | 4 | catur (चत्वारी) | चार (cār) | चार (cār) | चारि (cāri) |
| ५ | 5 | pañca (पञ्च) | पाँच (pāñc) | पाच (pāch) | पाँच (pānch) |
| ६ | 6 | ṣaṭ (षट्) | छह (chah) | सहा (sahā) | छअ (chaā) |
| ७ | 7 | sapta (सप्त) | सात (sāt) | सात (sāt) | सात (sāt) |
| ८ | 8 | aṣṭa (अष्ट) | आठ (āṭh) | आठ (āṭh) | आठ (āṭha) |
| ९ | 9 | nava (नव) | नौ (nau) | नऊ (naū) | नअ (nā) |
The word śūnya 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 edit
Devanagari digits shapes may vary depending on geographical area or epoch. Some of the variants are also seen in older Sanskrit literature.[2][3]
| १ |  Common |
 Nepali |
1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ५ |  "Bombay" Variant |
 "Calcutta" Variant |
5 |
| ८ |  "Bombay" Variant |
 "Calcutta" Variant |
8 |
| ९ |  Common |
 Nepali Variant |
9 |
See also edit
References edit
- Notes
- Sources
- Sanskrit Siddham (Bonji) Numbers Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Devanagari Numbers in Nepali language