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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀 (hapta), Persian هفت (haft), Latin septem, Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá), and Old English seofon (whence English seven).

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Sanskrit numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6
7
8  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: सप्त (sapta), सप्तन् (saptan)
    Ordinal: सप्तम (saptama)

सप्तन् (saptán)

  1. seven
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.75.1:
      प्र सु व॑ आपो महि॒मान॑मुत्त॒मं का॒रुर्वो॑चाति॒ सद॑ने वि॒वस्व॑तः।
      प्र स॒प्तस॑प्त त्रे॒धा हि च॑क्र॒मुः प्र सृत्व॑रीणा॒मति॒ सिन्धु॒रोज॑सा॥
      prá sú va āpo mahimā́namuttamáṃ kārúrvocāti sádane vivásvataḥ.
      prá saptásapta tredhā́ hí cakramúḥ prá sṛ́tvarīṇāmáti síndhurójasā.
      Waters, the worshipper addresses to you excellent praise in the dwelling of the instrumental tutor of the rite;they flowed by sevens through the three worlds; but the Sindhu surpasses all the other streams in strength.

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