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The word {{IAST|śūnya}} for zero was [[calque]]d into [[Arabic language|Arabic]] as {{lang|ar|صفر|rtl=yes}} {{lang|ar-Latn|sifr}}, meaning 'nothing', which became the term "zero" in many European languages via [[Medieval Latin]] {{Lang|la-x-medieval|zephirum}}.<ref name="Zero">{{cite web|url= | The word {{IAST|śūnya}} for zero was [[calque]]d into [[Arabic language|Arabic]] as {{lang|ar|صفر|rtl=yes}} {{lang|ar-Latn|sifr}}, meaning 'nothing', which became the term "zero" in many European languages via [[Medieval Latin]] {{Lang|la-x-medieval|zephirum}}.<ref name="Zero">{{cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=zero|title=zero - Origin and meaning of zero by Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com}} </ref> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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[[File:Sanskrit_Arabic_numerals.jpg|thumb|A comparison of Sanskrit and [[Eastern Arabic numerals]]]] | [[File:Sanskrit_Arabic_numerals.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>[ | Devanagari digits shapes may vary depending on geographical area or epoch. Some of the variants are also seen in older Sanskrit literature.<ref>[https://mirrors.ctan.org/language/devanagari/velthuis/doc/manual.pdf Devanagari for TEX version 2.17], page 22</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alternate digits in Devanagari|url=http://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=entry_detail&uid=hvzj8v9yrg|publisher=Scriptsource.org|access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> | ||
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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
The word Template:Transliteration for zero was calqued into Arabic as Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning 'nothing', which became the term "zero" in many European languages via Medieval Latin Script error: No such module "Lang"..[1]
Variants
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 | File:Devanagari Numeral 1 var 1.png Common |
File:Devanagari Numeral 1 var 2.png Nepali |
1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ५ | File:Devanagari Numeral 5 var 1.png "Bombay" Variant |
File:Devanagari Numeral 5 var 2.png "Calcutta" Variant |
5 |
| ८ | File:Devanagari Numeral 8 var 1.png "Bombay" Variant |
File:Devanagari Numeral 8 var 2.png "Calcutta" Variant |
8 |
| ९ | File:Devanagari Numeral 9 var 1.png Common |
File:Devanagari Numeral 9 var 2.png Nepali Variant |
9 |
In Nepali language ५, ८, ९ (5, 8, 9) - these numbers are slightly different from modern Devanagari numbers. In Nepali language uses old Devanagari system for writing these numbers, like Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang".
See also
References
- Notes
- Sources
Template:Nepali language Template:Devanagari abugida
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Devanagari for TEX version 2.17, page 22
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".