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INTRODUCTION TO PUNJABI
NUMBERS
Numerals
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Gurmukhi |
Roman |
Pronunciation |
English |
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0 |
siphar |
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Zero |
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1 |
ikk |
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One |
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2 |
dō |
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Two |
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3 |
tinn |
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Three |
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4 |
cār |
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Four |
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5 |
pañj |
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Five |
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6 |
chē |
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Six |
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7 |
satt |
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Seven |
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8 |
aṭṭh |
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Eight |
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9 |
nauṃ |
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Nine |
Fractional numbers
There are special
terms for the following fractional numbers :
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ਸਵਾ |
savā |
1 ¼ |
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ਪੌਣਾ |
pauṇā
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¾ 'a
quarter to' |
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ਸਾਢੇ |
sāḍhē |
+ ½ |
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ਤਿਹਾਈ |
tihāī |
1/3 |
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ਡੇੜ੍ਹ |
ḍēṛh |
1½ |
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ਅੱਧਾ |
addhā |
½ |
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ਢਾਈ |
ḍhāī |
2½
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The numbers
addhā
and pauṇā are formally declinable adjectives (not to confused
with
savā
(ਸਵਾ )
and
sāḍhē
(ਸਾਢੇ)
which
are indeclinable).
Collective- Numbers
are formed the cardinals by adding suffixes, en; e.g.
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ਦੋਵੇਂ |
dōvēṃ
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couple |
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ਤਿੰਨੇ |
tinnē |
threesome |
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ਚਾਰੇ
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cārē |
foursome |
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ਪੰਜੇ |
pañjē |
five of |
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ਦਸੇ |
dasē |
ten of |
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Another way of
forming collectives is analytically by means of postposition daa in
its various forms: e.g.
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ਦੋਹਾਂ |
dōhāṃ |
couple |
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ਸੌ |
sau |
hundred of |
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ਪੰਜਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ |
pañjāṃ dīāṃ |
five girls |
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Multiplicative
numerals are constructed by means of word-guṇā
(ਗੁਣਾ)
(=times):e.g.
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ਦੋਗੁਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਣਾ |
dōguṇā jāṃ dūṇā |
two times |
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ਤਿੰਨਗੁਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਤੀਣਾ |
tinnguṇā jāṃ tīṇā |
three times |
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ਚਾਰਗੁਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਚੌਗੁਣਾ |
cārguṇā jāṃ cauguṇā |
four times |
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ਪੰਜਗੁਣਾ |
pañjguṇā |
five times
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ਸੌਗੁਣਾ |
sauguṇā |
a
hundred times |
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Certain adjectives and adverbs may appear in the role of indefinite
numerals
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ਅਨੇਕ
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anēk |
many |
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ਹੋਰ |
hōr
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still more |
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ਬਹੁਤੇ |
bahutē |
many |
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ਸਭ |
sabh |
all |
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ਸਾਰੇ |
sārē |
wholly, altogether |
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