नवन्

See also: नवीन and नवनी

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers ^(edit)

	90
[a], [b] ←  8	९ 9	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: नव (nava), नवन् (navan)     Ordinal: नवम (navama)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নৱন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬯᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• নবন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰪𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀯𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• နဝန် (Burmese script)
• નવન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਵਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦮꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂫𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ನವೝ (Kannada script)
• នវន៑ (Khmer script)
• ນວນ຺ (Lao script)
• നവന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠᠸᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘪𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᠸᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧊𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐰𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ନଵନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢮꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆮𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖪𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• නවන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩾𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚦𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• நவந் (Tamil script)
• నవౝ (Telugu script)
• นวนฺ (Thai script)
• ན་ཝ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒫𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨭𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (nauua), Persian نه (noh), Pashto نه (nə), Northern Kurdish neh, Latin novem, Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa), Old English niġon (whence English nine).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́.ʋɐn/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.ʋɐn̪/

Numeral

नवन् • (návan)

1. nine

Usage notes

Forms with alternative accentuation occur only in the Classical period.

Declension

Declension of नवन्
Nom. sg.	—
Gen. sg.	—
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	—	—	नव (nava)
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	नव (nava)
Instrumental	—	—	नवभिः (navabhiḥ)
Dative	—	—	नवभ्यः (navabhyaḥ)
Ablative	—	—	नवभ्यः (navabhyaḥ)
Genitive	—	—	नवानाम् (navānām)
Locative	—	—	नवसु (navasu)

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava)
  • Dhivehi: ނުވަ (nuva)
  • Sinhalese: නවය (nawaya), නමය (namaya)
• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: नौ (nau)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀦𑀅 (naa)
  • Assamese: ন (no)
  • Bengali: নয় (noẏ), ন (no)
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: নয় (nôi)
  • Hajong: নয় (nôy)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava), 𑀡𑀯 (ṇava)?
  • Konkani: णव (ṇav)
  • Marathi: नऊ (naū)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਨੌਂ (naũ)
• Pali: nava
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀦𑀯 (nava)
  • Fiji Hindi: nau
  • Gujarati: નવ (nav)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: नौ (nau)

    Urdu: نو (nau)

• → Malay: nawa / ناوا

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नवन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0531.