arabic numeral
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Arabic numeral¹
Where it comes from
A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.
noun Arabic numerals · arabic numeral
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A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits.
Similar: Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Indo-Arabic numeral
- The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.
arabic numeral²
noun arabic numerals
- Alternative letter-case form of Arabic numeral
Translations
Every language
noun any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
| Español | número arábigo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아라비아 숫자 arabia sutja |
| 日本語 | アラビア数字 Arabia sūji |
| 中文 | 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字 Ālābó shùzì |
| हिन्दी | अरबी अंक arbī aṅk |
| Português | algarismo arábico, algarismo |
| Français | chiffre arabe |
| Deutsch | indisch-arabische Ziffer, arabische Ziffer |
| Italiano | numero arabo |
| Ελληνικά | αραβικό αριθμητικό aravikó arithmitikó |
| Română | cifră arabă |
| Русский | ара́бская ци́фра arábskaja cífra |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ số Ả Rập |
| العربية | رَقْم عَرَبِيّ raqm ʕarabiyy |
| עברית | סִפְרָה עֲרָבִית sifrá aravít |
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