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The word {{lang-sa|शून्य|śūnya|label=none}} 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=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=zero|title=zero - Origin and meaning of zero by Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com}} </ref> | The word {{lang-sa|शून्य|śūnya|label=none}} 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=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=zero|title=zero - Origin and meaning of zero by Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com}} </ref> | ||
==Variants== | |||
[[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>[http://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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|- | |||
! १ | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 1 var 1.png|x27px]] <br /> Common | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 1 var 2.png|x26px]] <br /> Nepali | |||
| 1 | |||
|- | |||
! ५ | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 5 var 1.png|x26px]] <br /> "Bombay" Variant | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 5 var 2.png|x24px]] <br /> "Calcutta" Variant | |||
| 5 | |||
|- | |||
! ८ | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 8 var 1.png|x22px]] <br /> "Bombay" Variant | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 8 var 2.png|x18px]] <br /> "Calcutta" Variant | |||
| 8 | |||
|- | |||
! ९ | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 9 var 1.png|x26px]] <br /> Common | |||
| [[File:Devanagari Numeral 9 var 2.png|x24px]] <br /> 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 '''{{lang|ne|५}}, {{lang|ne|८}}, {{lang|ne|९}}''' | |||
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