Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Bactrian αταο ‎(ataː), Kurdish heşt, Persian هشت ‎(hašt), Ossetian аст ‎(ast), Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 ‎(ašta), Sanskrit अष्ट ‎(aṣṭa), Hindi आठ ‎(āṭh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t̪əˈ/