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'''Bengali numerals''' ({{lang-bn|{{script|beng|সংখ্যা}}|sôṅkhya}}, {{lang-as|{{script|beng|সংখ্যা}}|xoiŋkha}}, {{lang-mni|{{script|beng|মশীং}}; {{script|mtei|ꯃꯁꯤꯡ}}|mashing}}) are the units of the [[numeral system]], originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], used officially in [[Bengali language|Bengali]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengali alphabet, pronunciation and language |url=https://omniglot.com/writing/bengali.htm |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=omniglot.com}}</ref> [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assamese alphabet, pronunciation and alphabet |url=https://omniglot.com/writing/assamese.htm |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=omniglot.com}}</ref> and [[Manipuri language|Manipuri]],<ref>{{Cite web |others=[[Government of India]] |title="GAZETTE TITLE: The Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021" |url=http://manipurgovtpress.nic.in/en/details_gazzete/?gazette=658 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=manipurgovtpress.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |place=India |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri language and alphabets |url=https://omniglot.com/writing/manipuri.htm |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=omniglot.com}}</ref> 3 of the [[22 official languages of the Indian Republic]], as well as traditionally in [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya]], [[Chakma language|Chakma]] and [[Hajong language|Hajong]] languages. They are used by more than 350 million people around the world and are a variety of the [[Hindu–Arabic numeral system]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengali numbers (বাংলা সংখ্যা)|url=https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/bengali.htm|access-date=10 February 2020|publisher=Omniglot}}</ref>{{Numeral systems}}<br />
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==Base numbers==<br />
<br />
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;width:30%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Bengali numeral||[[Arabic numeral]]|| [[Bengali language|Standard Bengali]] word<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengali to Bengali Accessible Dictionary|url=https://accessibledictionary.gov.bd/bengali-to-bengali/|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> || [[Romanization of Bengali]]<br />
![[Eastern Bengali|Typical East Bengali]] word<ref>{{citation|last=Shahidullah|first=Muhammad|title=বাংলাদেশের আঞ্চলিক ভাষার অভিধান|publisher=বাংলা একাডেমী|year=1965|language=Bengali}}</ref><br />
!Romanization of Typical East Bengali|| [[Assamese language|Assamese]] word|| Romanization of Assamese|| [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]] word|| Romanization of Sylheti<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|০}} || [[0 (number)|0]] || {{lang|bn|শূন্য}} || shunnô <br />
|{{lang|bn|শূইন্য}}<br />
|shuinnô|| {{lang|as|শূন্য}} || xuinnô || {{lang|syl|ꠡꠥꠁꠘ꠆ꠘ}} || shuinnô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১}} || [[1 (number)|1]] || {{lang|bn|এক}} || æk <br />
|{{lang|bn|এক}}<br />
|æk|| {{lang|as|এক}} || ek || {{lang|syl|ꠄꠇ}} || ex<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|২}} || [[2 (number)|2]] || {{lang|bn|দুই}}, দু, ''দো''|| dui, du, ''do''<br />
|{{lang|bn|দুই}}<br />
|dui|| {{lang|as|দুই}} || dui || {{lang|syl|ꠖꠥꠁ}} || dui<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৩}} || [[3 (number)|3]] || {{lang|bn|তিন}}, ''তিনি''|| tin, <br />
|তিন<br />
|tin|| {{lang|as|তিনি}} || tini || {{lang|syl|ꠔꠤꠘ}} || tin<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৪}} || [[4 (number)|4]] || {{lang|bn|চার}}, ''চারি''|| char, ''chari''<br />
|চাইর<br />
|<u>ts</u>air/sair|| {{lang|as|চাৰি}} || sari || {{lang|syl|ꠌꠣꠁꠞ}} || sair<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৫}} || [[5 (number)|5]] || {{lang|bn|পাঁচ}} || pãch <br />
|পাঁচ<br />
|pas|| {{lang|as|পাঁচ}} || pãs || {{lang|syl|ꠙꠣꠌ}} || fas<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৬}} || [[6 (number)|6]] || {{lang|bn|ছয়}}, ছ || chhôy, chhô <br />
|ছয়, ছ<br />
|sôy, sô|| {{lang|as|ছয়}} || sôy || {{lang|syl|ꠍꠄ}} || sôy<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৭}} || [[7 (number)|7]] || {{lang|bn|সাত}} || shat <br />
|সাত, হাত<br />
|shat, hat|| {{lang|as|সাত}} || xat || {{lang|syl|ꠢꠣꠔ}} || hat<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৮}} || [[8 (number)|8]] || {{lang|bn|আট}} || aṭ <br />
|আট, আষ্ট<br />
|aṭ, ashṭô|| {{lang|as|আঠ}} || aṭh || {{lang|syl|ꠀꠐ}} || aṭ<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৯}} || [[9 (number)|9]] || {{lang|bn|নয়}}, ন || nôy, nô <br />
|{{lang|bn|নয়}}, ন<br />
|nôy, nô|| {{lang|as|ন}} || nô || {{lang|syl|ꠘꠄ}} || nôy<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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==Extended numbers==<br />
<br />
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:left;"<br />
|-<br />
!Bengali numeral || [[Arabic numeral]] || [[Bengali language|Standard Bengali]] word || [[Romanization of Bengali]] <br />
![[Eastern Bengali|Typical East Bengali]] word<br />
!Romanization of Typical East Bengali|| [[Assamese language|Assamese]] word || [[Romanisation of Assamese]] || [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]] word || Romanization of Sylheti<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|10 || {{lang|bn|দশ}} || dôsh <br />
|{{lang|bn|দশ}}<br />
|dôsh|| {{lang|as|দহ}} || dôh || {{lang|syl|ꠖꠡ}} || dôsh<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১১}} ||style="text-align:left;"|11 || {{lang|bn|এগারো}} || ægarô <br />
|{{lang|bn|এগার}}<br />
|ægarô|| {{lang|as|এঘাৰ}} || egharô || {{lang|syl|ꠄꠉꠣꠞ}} || egarô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১২}} ||style="text-align:left;"|12 || {{lang|bn|বারো}} || barô <br />
|{{lang|bn|বার}}<br />
|barô|| {{lang|as|বাৰ}} || barô || {{lang|syl|ꠛꠣꠞ}} || barô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১৩}} ||style="text-align:left;"|13 || {{lang|bn|তেরো}} || terô <br />
|{{lang|bn|তের}}<br />
|terô|| {{lang|as|তেৰ}} || terô || {{lang|syl|ꠔꠦꠞ}} || terô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১৪}} ||style="text-align:left;text-color:yellow;"|14 || {{lang|bn|চৌদ্দ}}, {{lang|bn|চোদ্দ}}|| chouddô, choddô <br />
|{{lang|bn|চৌদ্দ}}, {{lang|bn|চইদ্দ}}<br />
|<u>ts</u>ouddô/souddô, <u>ts</u>oiddô/soiddô|| {{lang|as|চৈধ্য}} || soiddhô || {{lang|syl|ꠌꠖ꠆ꠖ}} || sôddô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১৫}} ||style="text-align:left;text-color:yellow;"|15 || {{lang|bn|পনেরো}}, ''{{lang|bn|পনর}}''|| pônerô, ''pônôrô''<br />
|{{lang|bn|পনর}}, {{lang|bn|পনের}}, {{lang|bn|পুন্দর}}<br />
|pônrô, pônerô, pundôrô|| {{lang|as|পোন্ধৰ}} || pûndhôrô || {{lang|syl|ꠙꠘꠞ}} || fônrô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১৬}} ||style="text-align:left;text-color:yellow;"|16 || {{lang|bn|ষোলো}} || sholô <br />
|{{lang|bn|ষুল্ল}}<br />
|shullô|| {{lang|as|ষোল্ল}} || xûllô || {{lang|syl|ꠡꠥꠟ꠆ꠟ}} || shullô<br />
|-<br />
|১৭<br />
|17<br />
|{{lang|bn|সতেরো}}, ''{{lang|bn|সতর}}''<br />
|shôterô, ''shôtôrô''<br />
|{{lang|bn|সতর}}, {{lang|bn|সতের}}, সাতার<br />
|shôtrô, shôterô, shatarô<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|২০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|20 || {{lang|bn|বিশ}}, {{lang|bn|কুড়ি}}||bish, kuri <br />
|{{lang|bn|বিশ}}, {{lang|bn|কুড়ি}}<br />
|bish, kuri|| {{lang|as|বিছ}} || bis || {{lang|syl|ꠛꠤꠡ}} || bish<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|২১}} ||style="text-align:left;"|21 || {{lang|bn|একুশ}} || ekush <br />
|{{lang|bn|একুইশ}}<br />
|ekuish|| {{lang|as|একৈছ}} || ekôis || {{lang|syl|ꠄꠇꠂꠡ}} || exôish<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৩০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|30 || {{lang|bn|ত্রিশ}}, {{lang|bn|তিরিশ}}|| trish, tirish <br />
|{{lang|bn|তিশ}}, {{lang|bn|তিরিশ}}<br />
|tish, tirish|| {{lang|as|ত্ৰিছ/তিৰিছ}} || tris/tiris ||{{lang|syl|ꠔꠤꠡ (ꠔꠤꠞꠤꠡ) }} || tish<br />
(tirish)<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৪০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|40 || {{lang|bn|চল্লিশ}} || chôllish <br />
|{{lang|bn|চল্লিশ}}<br />
|<u>ts</u>ôllish/sôllish|| {{lang|as|চল্লিছ}} ||sôllis || {{lang|syl|ꠌꠟ꠆ꠟꠤꠡ (ꠌꠣꠟ꠆ꠟꠤꠡ)}} || sôllish (sallish)<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৫০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|50 || {{lang|bn|পঞ্চাশ}} || pônchash <br />
|{{lang|bn|পইঞ্চাশ}}<br />
|pôinchash|| {{lang|as|পঞ্চাছ}} || pônsas || {{lang|syl|ꠙꠂꠘ꠆ꠌꠣꠡ}} || fôinchash<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৬০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|60 || {{lang|bn|ষাট}}, ''{{lang|bn|ষাটি}}'', ''{{lang|bn|ষাইট}}''|| shaṭ, ''shaṭi'', ''shaiṭ''<br />
|{{lang|bn|ষাইট}}<br />
|shaiṭ|| {{lang|as|ষাঠি}} || xathi || {{lang|syl|ꠡꠣꠁꠐ}} || shaiṭ<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৭০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|70 || {{lang|bn|সত্তর}} ||shôttôr <br />
|{{lang|bn|সত্তর}}, {{lang|bn|সত্তইর}}, {{lang|bn|হত্তইর}}<br />
|shôttôr, shôttôir, hôttôir|| {{lang|bn|সত্তৰ}} || xôttôr || {{lang|syl|ꠡꠔ꠆ꠔꠂꠞ}} || shôttôir<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৮০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|80 || {{lang|bn|আশি}} || ashi <br />
|{{lang|bn|আশি}}<br />
|ashi|| {{lang|as|আঁশি}} || axi || {{lang|syl|ꠀꠡꠤ}} || ashi<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|৯০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|90 || {{lang|bn|নব্বই}}, {{lang|bn|নব্বুই}}||nôbbôi, nôbbui <br />
|{{lang|bn|নব্বই}}, {{lang|bn|নব্বুই}}<br />
|nôbbôi, nôbbui|| {{lang|as|নব্বৈ}} || nôbbôi || {{lang|syl|ꠘꠛ꠆ꠛꠂ}} || nôbbôi <br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|100 || {{lang|bn|শত}}, {{lang|bn|একশ}}|| shôtô, ækshô <br />
|{{lang|bn|একশ}}<br />
|ækshô|| {{lang|as|এশ}} ||exô || {{lang|syl|ꠄꠇꠡ}} || exshô<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১০০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|1,000 || এক {{lang|bn|হাজার}}, ''{{lang|bn|সহস্র}}''|| æk hajar, ''shôhôsrô''<br />
|এক {{lang|bn|আজার}}<br />
|æk azar|| {{lang|as|এহেজাৰ/এহাজাৰ}} || ehezar/ehazar || {{lang|syl|ꠄꠇ ‘ꠀꠎꠣꠞ}} || ex azar<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১০,০০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|10,000 || {{lang|bn|দশ হাজার}}, ''{{lang|bn|এক অযুত}}''|| dôsh hajar, ''æk ôjut''<br />
|{{lang|bn|দশ আজার}}<br />
|dôsh azar|| {{lang|as|দহ হাজাৰ}} || dôh hazar || {{lang|syl|ꠖꠡ ‘ꠀꠎꠣꠞ}} || dôsh azar<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১,০০,০০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|100,000 || {{lang|bn|লক্ষ}}, {{lang|bn|লাখ}}|| lôkkhô, lakh <br />
|{{lang|bn|লাখ}}<br />
|lakh|| {{lang|as|লাখ}} || lakh || {{lang|syl|ꠟꠣꠈ}} || lax<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১০,০০,০০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|[[1000000 (number)|1,000,000]] || {{lang|bn|দশ লক্ষ}}, {{lang|bn|দশ লাখ}}, ''{{lang|bn|এক নিযুত}}''||dôsh lôkkhô, dôsh lakh, ''æk nijut''<br />
|{{lang|bn|দশ লক্ষ}}<br />
|dôsh lôkkhô|| {{lang|as|দহ লাখ/এক নিযুত}} || dôh lakh/ek nizut || {{lang|syl|ꠖꠡ ꠟꠣꠈ}} || dôsh lax<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১,০০,০০,০০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|[[10000000 (number)|10,000,000]] || {{lang|bn|কোটি}}, ''{{lang|bn|ক্রোড়}}''||koṭi, ''kroṛ''<br />
|{{lang|bn|কুডি}}<br />
|kuḍi|| {{lang|as|এক কোটি}} || ek kûti || {{lang|syl|ꠄꠇ ꠇꠥꠐꠤ}} || ek kuṭi<br />
|-<br />
|{{lang|bn|১০,০০,০০,০০০}} ||style="text-align:left;"|[[100000000 (number)|100,000,000]] || {{lang|bn|দশ কোটি}} || dôsh koti <br />
|{{lang|bn|দশ কুডি}}<br />
|dôsh kuḍi|| {{lang|as|দহ কোটি}} || dôh kûti || {{lang|syl|ꠖꠡ ꠇꠥꠐꠤ}} || dôsh kuṭi<br />
|}<br />
<br />
An example of the number string: -<br />
<br />
'''1065'''. One thousand sixty-five.<br><br />
'''{{lang|bn|১০৬৫}}'''. এক হাজার পঁয়ষট্টি। (in Bengali)<br>'''{{lang|as|১০৬৫}}'''. এহেজাৰ পঁষষ্ঠি। (in Assamese)<br />
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==Fractions==<br />
[[File:শিশু লীলা page40.jpg|thumb|A book list from 1908, with prices in rupees and anna. The price at top left is ২৷৷৹ (2½ rupees), top right ৸৹ (15 annas).]]<br />
The Bengali script has a separate set of digits for base-16 fractions: <br />
<br />
{| class=wikitable<br />
|- align=center<br />
|৴৹ || ৵৹ || ৶৹ || ৷৹ || ৷৴৹ || ৷৵৹ || ৷৶৹ || ৷৷৹ || ৷৷৴৹ || ৷৷৵৹ || ৷৷৶৹ || ৷৷৷৹ || ৷৷৷৴৹ || ৷৷৷৵৹ || ৸৹<br />
|- align=center<br />
| 1⁄16 || 1⁄8 || 3⁄16 || 1⁄4 || 5⁄16 || 3⁄8 || 7⁄16 || 1⁄2 || 9⁄16 || 5⁄8 || 11⁄16 || 3⁄4 || 13⁄16 || 7⁄8 || 15⁄16<br />
|} <br />
<br />
This system was the norm for pricing before decimalization of the currency: ২৲ (₹2), ২৷৷৹ (₹2-8, or 2 rupees 8 [[Indian anna|annas]]).<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bengali alphabet]]<br />
*[[Sylheti Nagari|Sylhet Nagari]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Bengali language topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Bengali culture]]<br />
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[[Category:Assamese language]]<br />
[[Category:Meitei language]]<br />
[[Category:Numerals]]</div>
Ajay Kumar