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Arabic numeral

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Indo-Arabic numeral

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Arabic numeral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

Qualifier: chiefly American typesetting; uncommon outside that; chiefly American typesetting; uncommon outside that

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral

Antonyms: Roman numeral

Broader terms: numeral, number

History

Etymology

A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.

Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: numër arab — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Arabic: رَقْم عَرَبِيّ (raqm ʕarabiyy) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Armenian: արաբական թիվ (arabakan tʻiv) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Azerbaijani: ərəb rəqəmi — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Belarusian: ара́бская лі́чба (arábskaja líčba) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Belarusian: ара́бская цы́фра (arábskaja cýfra) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Bengali: আরবি সংখ্যা (arobi śoṅkha) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Bulgarian: ара́бска ци́фра (arábska cífra) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Burmese: အာရပ်ဂဏန်း (arapga.nan:) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Catalan: xifra aràbiga — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Chinese Cantonese: 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字 (aa3 laai1 baak3 sou3 zi6) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Chinese Cantonese: 阿拉伯數目字 /阿拉伯数目字 (aa3 laai1 baak3 sou3 muk6 zi6) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Chinese: 番仔碼子 /番仔码子 (hoan-á-bé-chí) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字 (Ālābó shùzì) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Crimean Tatar: arap raqamı — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Czech: arabská číslice — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Danish: arabertal — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Dutch: Arabisch cijfer — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Esperanto: Eŭropa cifero — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Esperanto: araba cifero — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Estonian: araabia number — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Finnish: arabialainen numero — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • French: chiffre arabe — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Georgian: არაბული ციფრები (arabuli ciprebi) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Georgian: არაბული ციფრი (arabuli cipri) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • German: indisch-arabische Ziffer — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • German: arabische Ziffer — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Greek: αραβικό αριθμητικό (aravikó arithmitikó) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Hebrew: סִפְרָה עֲרָבִית (sifrá aravít) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Hindi: अरबी अंक (arbī aṅk) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Hungarian: arab szám — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Icelandic: arabísk tala — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Indonesian: angka Arab — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Irish: uimhir Arabach — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Italian: numero arabo — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Japanese: アラビア数字 (Arabia sūji) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Kazakh: араб саны (arab sany) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Khmer: លេខអារ៉ាប់ (leek ʼaarap) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Korean: 아라비아 숫자 (arabia sutja) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Korean: 아라비아 수자 (arabia suja) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Kyrgyz: арап саны (arap sanı) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Lao: ຕົວເລກອາຫລັບ (tūa lēk ʼā lap) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Lao: ຕົວເລກອາລັບ (tūa lēk ʼā lap) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Lao: ຕົວເລກອາຣັບ (tūa lēk ʼā rap) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Latin: numerus Arabicus — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Latvian: arābu cipars — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Latvian: arābu skaitlis — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Lithuanian: arabiškas skaitmuo — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Macedonian: арапска бројка (arapska brojka) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Macedonian: арапски број (arapski broj) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Malay: angka Arab — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Mongolian: араб цифр (arab cifr) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arabisk tall — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Iranian Persian: عَدَدِ عَرَبی (adad-e arabi) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Iranian Persian: رَقَمِ عَرَبی (raġam-e arabi) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Polish: cyfra arabska — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Portuguese: algarismo arábico — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Portuguese: algarismo — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Romanian: cifră arabă — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Russian: ара́бская ци́фра (arábskaja cífra) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Scottish Gaelic: figear Arabach — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Serbo-Croatian: арапска бројка — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Serbo-Croatian: арапски број — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Serbo-Croatian: arapska brojka — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Serbo-Croatian: arapski broj — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Slovak: arabská číslica — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Slovene: arabska številka — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Spanish: número arábigo — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Swedish: arabisk siffra — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Tajik: рақами арабӣ (raqam-i arabi) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Tajik: адади арабӣ (adad-i arabi) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Thai: ตัวเลขอาหรับ (dtuua-lêek-aa-ràp) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Turkish: Arap rakamı — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Turkmen: arap sany — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Ukrainian: ара́бська ци́фра (arábsʹka cýfra) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Urdu: عَرَبی عَدَد ('arabī 'adad) — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Uzbek: arab raqami — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
  • Vietnamese: chữ số Ả Rập — any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9