Arabic numbers and converter
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Arabic numbers 0–10
| English | Arabic | Urdu | In words | Say |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ٠ | ۰ | صِفْر | sifr |
| 1 | ١ | ۱ | وَاحِد | wahid |
| 2 | ٢ | ۲ | اِثْنَان | ithnan |
| 3 | ٣ | ۳ | ثَلَاثَة | thalathah |
| 4 | ٤ | ۴ | أَرْبَعَة | arba‘ah |
| 5 | ٥ | ۵ | خَمْسَة | khamsah |
| 6 | ٦ | ۶ | سِتَّة | sittah |
| 7 | ٧ | ۷ | سَبْعَة | sab‘ah |
| 8 | ٨ | ۸ | ثَمَانِيَة | thamaniyah |
| 9 | ٩ | ۹ | تِسْعَة | tis‘ah |
| 10 | ١٠ | ۱۰ | عَشَرَة | ‘asharah |
Frequently asked questions
Are the numbers 1, 2, 3 Arabic?
The numerals used in English (0–9) came to Europe through Arabic books and are called “Arabic numerals”. In the Arab world today, the Arabic-Indic digits ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩ are also used, and Urdu and Persian use slightly different shapes for 4, 5, 6 and 7.