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One might be interested to know that, although you will have to learn a new set of Arabic numerals, you actually already know a set of Arabic numerals. The most wide spread numbering system in the world, the (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)that was adapted by Europe and the Western world in the 12th century AD, is actually an Arabic numbering system.

It comes from the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, which has three families of numerals. The first family consists of the Hindu numerals, which are used in India. The second family, the West Arabic numerals, were adapted by thewestern world and are now used for most international commerce. Lastly, there are the Eastern Arabic Numerals, which are used predominantly in the Arabic speaking world and what you will learn below.

Arabic NumeralTranscriptionArabic NameEnglish Numeral贍Sifr氐賮乇0佟waaHid賵丕丨丿1佗ithnaan廿孬賳丕賳2伲thalaatha孬賱丕孬丞3伽arbi3a兀乇亘毓丞4佶khamsa禺賲爻丞5佴sitta爻鬲賾丞6侑sab3a爻亘毓丞7侉thamaaniya孬丕賲賳賷丞8侃tis3a鬲毓爻丞9佟贍3ashara毓卮乇丞10Although Arabic is written and read from right-to-left, Arabic numerals are written and read left-to-right, just like in English.

sab3a, sab3a, khamsa, arbi3a, ithnaan侑侑佶伽佗----->>----->>numerals read left-to-right Related Links:ArabicGoodbye(賲毓丕賱爻賱丕賲丞)Important Phrases(丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲丕賱賲賴賲丞)

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