{"id":65,"date":"2008-06-27T10:35:54","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T15:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2009-04-20T22:31:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-21T04:31:35","slug":"numbers-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/numbers-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike the Persian alphabet, Persian numbers<\/strong> are written from left to right. Basic numbers in Persian are as follows:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
[tag resources numbers_01a]\u06f1[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_02a]\u06f2[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_03a]\u06f3[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_04a]\u06f4[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_05]\u06f5[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_06]\u06f6[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_07]\u06f7[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_08]\u06f8[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_09]\u06f9[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_10]\u06f0[\/tag]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is noteworthy that the origin of this system is Indian. In the numbers shown above we can see that both Persian and English numbers share the same origin. In English this system is called the Arabic<\/em> system. See how between Latin and Persian numbers \u201c\u06f1, \u06f9, \u06f0\u201d look very close; and how \u201c2\u201d \u201c3\u201d and \u201c7\u201d are only rotated \u201c\u06f2 \u201d, \u201c\u06f3 \u201d and \u201c\u06f7\u201d, and so forth.<\/p>\n

Names of these characters in Persian are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
[tag resources numbers_11]\u06f1[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_12]\u06f2[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_13]\u06f3[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_14]\u06f4[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_15]\u06f5[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_16]\u06f6[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_01]\u06f7[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_18]\u06f8[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_19]\u06f9[\/tag]<\/td>\n[tag resources numbers_20]\u06f0[\/tag]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yek<\/em><\/td>\nd\u00f3<\/em><\/td>\ns\u00e9<\/em><\/td>\ncah\u0101r<\/em><\/td>\npanj<\/em><\/td>\n\u0161\u00e9\u0161<\/em><\/td>\nhaft<\/em><\/td>\nha\u0161t<\/em><\/td>\nno<\/em><\/td>\nsefr<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/strong><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In Colloquial Persian the following conventions are observed:<\/p>\n

The \/h<\/em>\/ in cah\u0101r<\/em> is dropped and the number is pronounced c\u0101r<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The \/j<\/em>\/ in panj<\/em> and the \/t<\/em>\/ in haft<\/em> and ha\u0161t<\/em> are very weak; especially haft <\/em> and ha\u0161t<\/em> are normalized as haf<\/em> and ha\u0161<\/em>, especially before the counting word \u062a\u0627 t\u0101:<\/p>\n

[tag resources numbers_21]\u0647\u0686\u0644\u0647\u0641[\/tag]
\nhacalhaf (<\/em>or, ha\u0161t al-haft)<\/em>
\n\u2018gibberish\u2019<\/p>\n

[tag resources numbers_02] \u0647\u0641\u062a \u062a\u0627 \u0645\u0631\u062f [\/tag]
\nhaf t\u0101 mard<\/em>
\n\u2018seven men\u2019<\/p>\n

[tag resources numbers_03]\u0647\u0634\u062a \u062a\u0627 \u062e\u0648\u0646\u0647 [\/tag]
\n ha\u0161 t\u0101 xune<\/em>
\n\u2018eight houses\u2019<\/h5>\n

Before vowels, in the colloquial dialect the \/t<\/em>\/ may variably reappears:<\/p>\n

[tag resources numbers_04] \u0647\u0641\u062a \u0622\u0633\u0645\u0648\u0646[\/tag]
\n haft \u0101semun<\/em> or haf \u0101semun<\/em>
\n\u2018the seven skies\u2019<\/h5>\n

\u0161e\u0161<\/em> is pronounced \u0161i\u0161<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The \/h<\/em>\/ in noh<\/em> disappears and the \/o<\/em>\/ is lengthened; hence, \/no:<\/em>\/.<\/p>\n

The word for number<\/em> is[tag resources numbers_25] \u0639\u062f\u062f [\/tag]adad<\/em> (an Arabic loanword), with the broken plural[tag resources numbers_26] \u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f [\/tag]a\u2019d\u0101d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Another word[tag resources numbers_27] \u0646\u0645\u0631\u0647 [\/tag]nomr\u00e9<\/em> (plural,[tag resources numbers_28] \u0646\u0645\u0631\u0627\u062a [\/tag]n\u00f3mar\u0101t<\/em>, occasionally[tag resources numbers_29] \u0646\u0645\u0631\u0647 \u0647\u0627[\/tag]) is also used, more like the word ‘digit’ in English; but it also could mean ‘number’ and even ‘grade’, such as that made in an exam.<\/p>\n

For instance ‘the room number’ is[tag resources numbers_30] \u0646\u0645\u0631\u0647 \u06cc \u0627\u062a\u0627\u0642 [\/tag]while[tag resources numbers_31] \u0639\u062f\u062f\u0650 \u0627\u062a\u0627\u0642 [\/tag]means something like ‘the number of rooms’ (‘\u2026at a hotel\u2026,’ for instance), in which the word \u0639\u062f\u062f is more like \u2018count(s)[tag resources numbers_32]\u2019: \u062f\u0648 \u0639\u062f\u062f \u0646\u0627\u0646 [\/tag]do adad n\u0101n<\/em> \u2018two counts of bread\u2019 (i.e., \u2018two loaves of bread\u2019, or such).<\/p>\n

An original Persian word as[tag resources numbers_33] \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0647 [\/tag]\u0161om\u0101re<\/em> \u2018number\u2019 is also used, which means both. For instance, \u201cphone number\u201d is[tag resources numbers_34] \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u06cc \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0646 [\/tag]\u0161om\u0101re-ye telefon<\/em>, occasionally[tag resources numbers_35] \u0646\u0645\u0631\u0647 \u06cc \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0646; [\/tag]but never \u0639\u062f\u062f \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0646, which roughly could mean \u2018the number of phones\u2019. And, finally, \u03c0 pi<\/em> is[tag resources numbers_36] \u0639\u062f\u062f \u067e\u06cc [\/tag]adad-e pi<\/em>, not \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u06cc \u067e\u06cc or \u0646\u0645\u0631\u0647 \u06cc \u067e\u06cc.<\/p>\n

Here is a chart with the first 20 ‘numbers’ a’d\u0101d <\/em>\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f spelled out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
One<\/td>\nyek<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u06cc\u06a9<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Two<\/td>\nd\u00f3<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u062f\u0648<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f2<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Three<\/td>\ns\u00e9<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0633\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f3<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Four<\/td>\ncah\u0101r<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631 <\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f4<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Five<\/td>\npanj<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u067e\u0646\u062c<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f5<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Six<\/td>\n\u0161e\u0161<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0634\u0634<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f6<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Seven<\/td>\nhaft<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0647\u0641\u062a<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f7<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Eight<\/td>\nha\u0161t<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0647\u0634\u062a<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f8<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Nine<\/td>\nno<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0646\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f9<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ten<\/td>\nda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f0<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Eleven<\/td>\ny\u0101zda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u06cc\u0627\u0632\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f1<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Twelve<\/td>\ndav\u0101zda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u062f\u0648\u0627\u0632\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f2<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thirteen<\/td>\nsizda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0633\u06cc\u0632\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f3<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Fourteen<\/td>\ncah\u0101rda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f4<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Fifteen<\/td>\np\u0101nzda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u067e\u0627\u0646\u0632\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f5<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Sixteen<\/td>\n\u0161\u0101nzda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0634\u0627\u0646\u0632\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f6<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Seventeen<\/td>\nhevda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0647\u0641\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f7<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Eighteen<\/td>\nhejda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0647\u062c\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f8<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Nineteen<\/td>\nnuzda<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0646\u0648\u0632\u062f\u0647<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f1\u06f9<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Twenty<\/td>\nbist<\/em><\/td>\n\n

\u0628\u06cc\u0633\u062a<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u06f2\u06f0<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike the Persian alphabet, Persian numbers are written from left to right. Basic numbers in Persian are as follows: [tag resources numbers_01a]\u06f1[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_02a]\u06f2[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_03a]\u06f3[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_04a]\u06f4[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_05]\u06f5[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_06]\u06f6[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_07]\u06f7[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_08]\u06f8[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_09]\u06f9[\/tag] [tag resources numbers_10]\u06f0[\/tag] 1 2 3 4 5 6 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":289,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-65","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3590,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65\/revisions\/3590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}