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The Hindi Syllabary and Numbers The Syllabary Additional Symbols The Numbers The Hindi script is derived from the Devanagari script of Sanskrit. It is used for several North Indian languages (Hindi, Marathi, Rajasthani) and Nepalese. The numerals were borrowed by the Arabs and brought to Europe where (after modification) they replaced Roman numerals.

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The origin of Western numbers.