देवनागरी

Hindi

देवनागरी लिपि में लिखा 'देवनागरी' शब्द

देवनागरी वर्णमाला

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːʋ.nɑːɡ.ɾiː/, [d̪eːʋ.näːɡ.ɾiː]

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devnāgrī) f (Urdu spelling دیوناگری)

1. (linguistics) Devanagari script

Declension

Declension of देवनागरी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	देवनागरी devnāgrī
oblique	देवनागरी devnāgrī
vocative	देवनागरी devnāgrī

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “देवनागरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2362
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “देवनागरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 328

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī).

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devnāgrī) f

1. Devanagari

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ebʌnäɡ̞ʌɾi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: देबनागरि

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devanāgarī)

1. Devanagari

Declension

Declension of देवनागरी
	Singular
nominative	देवनागरी [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾi]
accusative	देवनागरीलाई [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾiläi]
instrumental/ergative	देवनागरीले [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾile]
dative	देवनागरीलाई [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾiläi]
ablative	देवनागरीबाट [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾibäʈʌ]
genitive	देवनागरीको [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾiko]
locative	देवनागरीमा [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾimä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• “देवनागरी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱনাগৰী (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬦᬵᬕᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
• দেবনাগরী (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰡𑰯𑰐𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀦𑀸𑀕𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဝနာဂရီ (Burmese script)
• દેવનાગરી (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵਨਾਗਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦤꦴꦒꦫꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂢𑂰𑂏𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವನಾಗರೀ (Kannada script)
• ទេវនាគរី (Khmer script)
• ເທວນາຄຣີ (Lao script)
• ദേവനാഗരീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘡𑘰𑘐𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠨᠠᢗᠺᠠᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧁𑧑𑦰𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐣𑐵𑐐𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵନାଗରୀ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢥꢵꢔꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆤𑆳𑆓𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖡𑖯𑖐𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
• දෙවනාගරී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩯𑩛𑩞𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚝𑚭𑚌𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
• தே³வநாக³ரீ (Tamil script)
• దేవనాగరీ (Telugu script)
• เทวนาครี (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝ་ནཱ་ག་རཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒢𑒰𑒑𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨝𑨊𑨍𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From देव (deva) +‎ नागरी (nāgarī, feminine vṛddhi derivative of नगर (nagara, “city”)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐi̯.ʋɐ.nɑː.ɡɐ.ɾiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.n̪ɑː.ɡɐ.ɾiː/

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devanāgarī) stem, f

1. Devanagari

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of देवनागरी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देवनागरी (devanāgarī)	देवनागर्यौ (devanāgaryau) देवनागरी¹ (devanāgarī¹)	देवनागर्यः (devanāgaryaḥ) देवनागरीः¹ (devanāgarīḥ¹)
accusative	देवनागरीम् (devanāgarīm)	देवनागर्यौ (devanāgaryau) देवनागरी¹ (devanāgarī¹)	देवनागरीः (devanāgarīḥ)
instrumental	देवनागर्या (devanāgaryā)	देवनागरीभ्याम् (devanāgarībhyām)	देवनागरीभिः (devanāgarībhiḥ)
dative	देवनागर्यै (devanāgaryai)	देवनागरीभ्याम् (devanāgarībhyām)	देवनागरीभ्यः (devanāgarībhyaḥ)
ablative	देवनागर्याः (devanāgaryāḥ) देवनागर्यै² (devanāgaryai²)	देवनागरीभ्याम् (devanāgarībhyām)	देवनागरीभ्यः (devanāgarībhyaḥ)
genitive	देवनागर्याः (devanāgaryāḥ) देवनागर्यै² (devanāgaryai²)	देवनागर्योः (devanāgaryoḥ)	देवनागरीणाम् (devanāgarīṇām)
locative	देवनागर्याम् (devanāgaryām)	देवनागर्योः (devanāgaryoḥ)	देवनागरीषु (devanāgarīṣu)
vocative	देवनागरि (devanāgari)	देवनागर्यौ (devanāgaryau) देवनागरी¹ (devanāgarī¹)	देवनागर्यः (devanāgaryaḥ) देवनागरीः¹ (devanāgarīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → English: Devanagari
• → Japanese: デーヴァナーガリー

References

Monier Williams (1899), “देवनागरी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 493.