Hindi numbers

Hindi numbers

 Hindi numbers (हिन्दी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in India.

 

Numerals Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers
०  0 शून्य  śūnya    
१  1 एक  ek पहला  pahalā
2 दो  do दूसरा  dūsara
३  3 तीन tīn तीसरा  tīsarā
४  4 चार  cār चौथा  cauthā
५  5 पांच pāṅc पाँचवाँ  pāṅcavāṃ
६  6 छह  chah छठा  chaṭhā
७  7 सात  sāt सातवाँ  sātavāṃ
८  8 आठ  āṭh आठवाँ āṭhavāṃ
९  9 नौ  nau नौवाँ  nauvāṃ
१०  10 दस  das दसवाँ  dasavāṃ
११  11 ग्यारह  gyārah ग्यारहवीं  gyārahavīṅ
१२  12 बारह  bārah बारहवीं  bārahavīṅ
१३  13 तेरह  tērah तेरहवीं  tērahavīṅ
१४  14 चौदह caudah चौदहवीं  caudahavīṅ
१५  15 पंद्रह  paṅdrah पंद्रहवीं  paṅdrahavīṅ
१६  16 सोलह  solah सोलहवीं  solahavīṅ
१७  17 सत्रह  satrah सत्रहवीं  satrahavīṅ
१८  18 अठारह  aṭhārah अठारहवीं aṭhārahavīṅ
१९  19 उन्नीस  unnīs उन्नीसवीं  unnīsavīṅ
२०  20 बीस  bīs बीसवीं  bīsavīṅ
२१  21 इक्कीस  ikkīs    
२२  22 बाईस  bāīs    
२३  23 तेईस  tēīs    
२४  24 चौबीस chaubīs    
२५  25 पच्चीस  paccīs    
२६  26 छब्बीस  chabbī    
२७  27 सत्ताईस  sattāīs    
२८  28 अट्ठाईस  aṭṭhāīs    
२९  29 उनतीस  unatīs    
३०  30 तीस  tīs    
३१  31 इकतीस  ikatīs    
३२  32 बत्तीस  battīs    
३३  33 तैंतीस  taiṃtīs    
३४  34 चौंतीस  cauṃtīs    
३५  35 पैंतीस  paiṃtīs    
३६  36 छत्तीस  chattīs    
३७  37 सैंतीस  saiṃtīs    
३८  38 अड़तीस  aṛatīs    
३९  39 उनतालीस  unatālīs    
४०  40 चालीस  cālīs    
४१  41 इकतालीस  ikatālīsa    
४२  42 बयालीस  bayālīsa    
४३  43 तैंतालीस  taiṃtālīs    
४४  44 चौंतालीस  cauṃtālīs    
४५  45 पैंतालीस  paiṃtālīs    
४६ 46 छियालीस  chiyālīs    
४७  47 सैंतालीस  saiṃtālīs    
४८  48 अड़तालीस  aṛatālīs    
४९  49 उनचास  unacās    
५० 
50
पचास 
pacās
   
५१  51 इक्याबन  ikyāban    
५२  52 बावन  bāvan    
५३ 53 तिरेपन  tirēpan    
५४  54 चौबन  cauban    
५५  55 पचपन  pacapan    
५६  56 छप्पन  chappan    
५७  57 सत्तावन  sattāvan    
५८  58 अट्ठावन  aṭṭhāvan    
५९  59 उनसठ  unasaṭh    
६०  60 साठ  sāṭh    
६१  61 इकसठ  ikasaṭh    
६२  62 बासठ  bāsaṭh    
६३  63 तिरसठ  tirasaṭh    
६४  64 चौंसठ  cauṃsaṭh    
६५  65 पैंसठ  paiṃsaṭh    
६६  66 छियासठ  chiyāsaṭh    
६७  67 सड़सठ  saṛasaṭh    
६८  68 अड़सठ  aṛasaṭh    
६९  69 उनहत्तर  unahattar    
७०  70 सत्तर  sattar    
७१  71 इकहत्तर  ikahattar    
७२ 72 बहत्तर  bahattar    
७३  73 तिहत्तर  tihattar    
७४ 74 चौहत्तर  cauhattar    
७५  75 पचहत्तर  pacahattar    
७६  76 छिहत्तर chihattar    
७७  77 सतहत्तर satahattar    
७८  78 अठहत्तर  aṭhahattar    
७९ 79 उनासी  unāsī    
८०  80 अस्सी  assī    
८१ 81 इक्यासी ikyāsī    
८२ 82 बयासी  bayāsī    
८३  83 तिरासी  tirāsī    
८४  84 चौरासी  caurāsī    
८५  85 पचासी  pacāsī    
८६  86 छियासी chiyāsī    
८७  87 सतासी  satāsī    
८८  88 अठासी  aṭhāsī    
८९  89 नवासी  navāsī    
९०  90 नब्बे  nabbē    
९१  91 इक्यानबे  ikyānabē    
९२  92 बानवे  bānavē    
९३  93 तिरानवे  tirānavē    
९४  94 चौरानवे  caurānavē    
९५ 95 पचानवे  pacānavē    
९६  96 छियानवे  chiyānavē    
९७  97 सत्तानवे  sattānavē    
९८  98 अट्ठानवे  aṭṭhānavē    
९९ 99 निन्यानवे  ninyānavē    
१००
100
सौ 
sau
सौवां 
sauvaṅ
१,०००  1,000 हज़ार  hazār हज़ारवां  hazāravaṅ
१०,०००  10,000 दस हज़ार  das hazār    
१,००,००० 100,000 / 1 lakh लाख  lākh    
१०,००,००० 1 million / 10 lakh दस लाख  das lākh    
१००,००,००० 10 million / 1 crore करोड़  karoṛ    
१०,००,००,००० 100 million / 10 crore दस करोड़  das karoṛ    

 

Hindi number

The history of Hindi numbers is intertwined with the development and evolution of the Hindi language itself. Hindi is one of the modern Indo-Aryan languages, descended from Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-European language. Over time, as Hindi developed and absorbed influences from other languages and cultures, its number system evolved as well.

The early number system in India, including the region that now corresponds to modern-day Hindi-speaking areas, was based on the ancient Indian numeral system found in texts like the Vedas and other ancient scriptures. This system was decimal in nature and used a set of symbols to represent numbers.

As Hindi evolved from Sanskrit and other regional languages, it adopted many features from other languages like Persian and Arabic. The influence of Persian and Arabic languages introduced new number words and numerals, which further enriched the Hindi number system. During the medieval period, there was significant cultural and linguistic exchange with these regions, which left a lasting impact on the language, including numbers.

Hindi

The number system in Hindi primarily uses a combination of native Indic (or Indo-Aryan) numerals and numerals borrowed from Persian and Arabic. For instance, the native Hindi words for numbers one to ten are: एक (ek), दो (do), तीन (teen), चार (chaar), पाँच (paanch), छह (chhah), सात (saat), आठ (aath), नौ (nau), दस (das). These words have their roots in Sanskrit and other ancient Indian languages.

On the other hand, the numerals used for larger numbers (100, 1000, etc.) and sometimes for counting beyond ten are often borrowed from Persian and Arabic. For example, the word for 100 in Hindi is सौ (sau), which is of Persian origin.

As Hindi continued to develop, it also assimilated influences from English and other modern languages, resulting in the usage of Western Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, etc.) for day-to-day numerical representation in writing and mathematics. However, the traditional Hindi number words are still commonly used in spoken language and in cultural contexts.

Overall, the history of Hindi numbers is a testament to the cultural and linguistic diversity of the Indian subcontinent and the ongoing process of language evolution and adaptation over the centuries.

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