Aug 18, 2004 03:15
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In some Arab countries, the standard numerals used in business are the Arabic numerals rather than the Hindi numerals. In such countries, does the percent sign (%) appear to the right or to the left of the number? In Libya, does one use Arabic numerals or Hindi numerals? Thank you.
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Alaa Zeineldine
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Arabic numerals, % to the left
As it happens, I have received from a client a four page transcript and several certificates from Al-Fatih university in Libya. All numbers, wether printed or handwritten, are in Arabic numerals, dates included. All % signs are to the left of their respective numbers. Percent signs are written with rounded zeros not dots.
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it appears on the left of the numbers
I never went to Libya but I think they use the Arabic numerals
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Alaa AHMED
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if it is Indian, percent sign will be on the right and vice versa if Indian
In Libya, they use the "Indian script" of numerals i.e. different from other Magharibi countries which use the so-called Arabic numerals: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
see:
http://www.greenbookstudies.com/
http://www.islamonline.net/arabic/economics/2002/03/article0...
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Arabic-numeral
In fact, the idea may have passed successively through each of these places. Very few historians debate that the Arabic numeral system was influenced by Indian mathematics—particularly as Arabs call the numerals they use “Indian numerals” (أرقام هندية, arqam hindiyyah).
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Note added at 2 hrs 33 mins (2004-08-18 05:48:31 GMT)
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sorry typo in title: \"if it is Indian, percent sign will be on the right and vice versa if Arabic\"
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