नवति

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Sanskrit

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Sanskrit numbers (edit)
 ←  80 [a], [b] ←  89 ९०
90
91  →  100  → 
9[a], [b]
    Cardinal: नवति (navati)

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnawatíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnawatí, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥h₁ḱomt (nine-ten). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐνενήκοντα (enenḗkonta), Latin nōnāgintā.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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नवति (navatím

  1. ninety

Descendants

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  • Pali: navuti
  • Prakrit: 𑀡𑀉𑀇 (ṇaüi) (see there for further descendants)
  • Kashmiri: نَمَتھ (namath) (semi-learned)
  • Marathi: नव्वद (navvad) (semi-learned)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “navati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press