Devanagari - Wikipedia Devanagari ( ˌ d eɪ v ə ˈ n ɑː ɡ ə r i DAY-və-NAH-gə-ree; [6] in script: देवनागरी, IAST: Devanāgarī, Sanskrit pronunciation: [deːʋɐˈnaːɡɐriː]) is an Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent [7] It is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), [8] based on the ancient Brāhmī script
Devanagari alphabet - Omniglot The Nāgarī or Devanāgarī alphabet developed from eastern variants of the Gupta script called Nāgarī, which first emerged during the 8th century This script was starting to resemble the modern Devanāgarī alphabet by the 10th century, and started to replace Siddham from about 1200
Devanagari | History, Characteristics, Uses | Britannica Devanagari, script used to write the Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, and Nepali languages, developed from the North Indian monumental script known as Gupta and ultimately from the Brahmi alphabet, from which all modern Indian writing systems are derived
Devanagari - New World Encyclopedia Devanāgarī (देवनागरी, IPA: [ˈdeɪvəˌnɑgəri]) is an abugida script used to write several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Marwari, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Pahari (Garhwali and Kumaoni), Santhali Language; languages from Nepal like Nepali, Nepal Bhasa, Tharu and sometimes Kashmiri and Romani
DEVANAGARI Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DEVANAGARI is an alphabet usually employed for Sanskrit and also used as a literary hand for various modern languages of India
Devanagari | Learn Sanskrit Online Devanagari Devanagari (देवनागरी) is a script that is used to write languages like Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali In modern times, it is the script most commonly used to write Sanskrit Here, we introduce the Devanagari script and show how it is used to write Sanskrit
What is Devanagari? - yogajala Devanagari gained prominence as the writing system for Sanskrit, an ancient and classical language of India used for religious, philosophical, and literary texts It played a crucial role in the transmission of India’s vast spiritual and philosophical heritage
Devanagari numerals - Wikipedia The Devanagari numerals are the symbols used to write numbers in the Devanagari script, predominantly used for northern Indian languages They are used to write decimal numbers, instead of the Western Arabic numerals