Gargi & Ridhaan ✨
0–9
Digits — 0 to 9
० से ९
Devanagari uses ten digits that are the direct ancestors of the Arabic numerals used worldwide today. Indian mathematicians transmitted these digits to the Arab world (8th–10th c. CE), who passed them to Europe. The "Arabic" numerals in your phone are Indian numerals. Learn the original forms here. Note: शून्य (śūnya = zero/void) is one of Sanskrit's most remarkable contributions — the concept of nothing as a number.
zero / void / empty / the infinite potential of nothing
one — root of "unique," "uni-," Latin unus
two — root of "duo," "dual," "between," "double"
three — root of "tri-," "triple," "triangle," Latin tres
four — root of "quarter," "quadrant," Latin quattuor
five — root of "punch" (5-ingredient drink), "pentagon"
six — root of "sex-," "hexa-," Latin sex
seven — root of "septem," "September" (7th old Roman month)
eight — root of "octo-," "octave," Latin octo
nine — root of "novem," "November" (9th old Roman month)