Ge’ez numerals converter

How to write numbers in Ge’ez

Ge’ez (Ethiopic) numerals come from Greek letters and have no zero. There are separate signs for 1–9, for the tens 10–90, for 100 (፻) and for 10,000 (፼). Larger numbers are built by multiplying:

• Write tens before ones: 25 = ፳ (20) + ፭ (5) = ፳፭.
• A number before ፻ multiplies it: 2000 = 20 × 100 = ፳፻. On its own, 100 is just ፻, not ፩፻.
• A number before ፼ multiplies it by 10,000: 120,000 = 12 × 10,000 = ፲፪፼.
• So the year 2019 is 20 hundreds and 19: ፳፻፲፱.

Examples

Ge’ez numerals are still used for dates in church calendars, on Ethiopian and Eritrean calendars, for page and chapter numbers, and in formal documents. See today’s date in Ge’ez numerals on the home page.