Numbers

1. اَکھ، زٕ، ترٛےٚ

   Akh, zụ, tre

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic numbers. Different words from Urdu ایک دو تین.

   Grammar Note

   The ٕ in زٕ is U+0655 (short ɨ). ترٛےٚ contains U+065B (no vowel) and U+065A (short e).

2. ژور، پانٛژھ، شےٚ

   Ċōr, pānċh, śe

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Basic numbers. Beware: ژور (four) and چور (thief) differ by one dot.

   Grammar Note

   ژ is the affricate ts (ċ); ژھ is aspirated tsʰ. The numeral system is vigesimal (20 = وُہ, 30 = ترٕٛہ).

3. سَتھ، ٲٹھ، نَو، دٔہ

   Sath, ạ̄ṭh, nav, dạh

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Basic numbers. Ten is also spelled داہ.

   Grammar Note

   ٲ is /æː/ (U+0672); the ٔ in دٔہ is short ạ (U+0654). All four are in Wiktionary.

4. کَہہ، بَہہ، پَنٛداہ، وُہ

   Kah, bah, pandāh, vuh

   Eleven, twelve, fifteen, twenty

   Usage

   Teens and twenty. Eleven is also written کاہ.

   Grammar Note

   The counting is vigesimal, with 20 = وُہ as a unit. All four are in Wiktionary.

5. ہَتھ، ساس، لَچھ

   Hath, sās, lach

   Hundred, thousand, hundred thousand

   Usage

   For big numbers and prices. لَچھ (lakh) is 100,000, from the Indian counting system.

   Grammar Note

   All three are in Wiktionary. Different from Urdu سو and ہزار.

6. پانٛژھ ہَتھ

   Pānċh hath

   Five hundred

   Usage

   An example of stating a price in words.

   Grammar Note

   Formed as "5 × 100". Wiktionary has زٕ ہَتھ (200) and ترٛےٚ ہَتھ (300). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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