Devanagari numerals

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

Modern Devanagari	Western Arabic	Words for the cardinal number
		Sanskrit (wordstem)	Hindi	Marathi	Nepali
०	0	शून्य (Template:Transliteration)	शून्य (Template:Transliteration)	शून्य (Template:Transliteration)	शून्य (Template:Transliteration)
१	1	एक Template:Transliteration	एक (Template:Transliteration)	एक (Template:Transliteration)	एक (Template:Transliteration)
२	2	द्वि Template:Transliteration	दो (Template:Transliteration)	दोन (Template:Transliteration)	दुइ (Template:Transliteration)
३	3	त्रि Template:Transliteration	तीन (Template:Transliteration)	तीन (Template:Transliteration)	तिन (Template:Transliteration)
४	4	चतुर् Template:Transliteration	चार (Template:Transliteration)	चार (Template:Transliteration)	चारि (Template:Transliteration)
५	5	पञ्च Template:Transliteration	पाँच (Template:Transliteration)	पाच (Template:Transliteration)	पाँच (Template:Transliteration)
६	6	षट् Template:Transliteration	छह (Template:Transliteration)	सहा (Template:Transliteration)	छअ (Template:Transliteration)
७	7	सप्त Template:Transliteration	सात (Template:Transliteration)	सात (Template:Transliteration)	सात (Template:Transliteration)
८	8	अष्ट Template:Transliteration	आठ (Template:Transliteration)	आठ (Template:Transliteration)	आठ (Template:Transliteration)
९	9	नव Template:Transliteration	नौ (Template:Transliteration)	नऊ (Template:Transliteration)	नअ (Template:Transliteration)

The word Template:Transliteration for zero was calqued into Arabic as , meaning 'nothing', which became the term "zero" in many European languages via Medieval Latin .

Variants

File:Sanskrit Arabic numerals.jpg

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.

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 , ,

See also

• Indian numbering system
• Numbers in Nepali language

References

Notes

Sources

• Sanskrit Siddham (Bonji) Numbers Template:Webarchive
• Devanagari Numbers in Nepali language