देवनागरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devnāgrīf (Urdu spelling دیوناگری)

  1. Devanagari

Declension

Declension of देवनागरी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct देवनागरी
devnāgrī
oblique देवनागरी
devnāgrī
vocative देवनागरी
devnāgrī

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devnāgrīf

  1. Devanagari

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

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

Etymology

देव (devá) +‎ नगर (nágara) +‎ -ई ().

Pronunciation

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devánāgarīf

  1. Devanagari

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of दे॒वना॑गरी
singular dual plural
nominative दे॒वना॑गरी (devánāgarī) दे॒वना॑गर्यौ (devánāgaryau)
दे॒वना॑गरी¹ (devánāgarī¹)
दे॒वना॑गर्यः (devánāgaryaḥ)
दे॒वना॑गरीः¹ (devánāgarīḥ¹)
accusative दे॒वना॑गरीम् (devánāgarīm) दे॒वना॑गर्यौ (devánāgaryau)
दे॒वना॑गरी¹ (devánāgarī¹)
दे॒वना॑गरीः (devánāgarīḥ)
instrumental दे॒वना॑गर्या (devánāgaryā) दे॒वना॑गरीभ्याम् (devánāgarībhyām) दे॒वना॑गरीभिः (devánāgarībhiḥ)
dative दे॒वना॑गर्यै (devánāgaryai) दे॒वना॑गरीभ्याम् (devánāgarībhyām) दे॒वना॑गरीभ्यः (devánāgarībhyaḥ)
ablative दे॒वना॑गर्याः (devánāgaryāḥ)
दे॒वना॑गर्यै² (devánāgaryai²)
दे॒वना॑गरीभ्याम् (devánāgarībhyām) दे॒वना॑गरीभ्यः (devánāgarībhyaḥ)
genitive दे॒वना॑गर्याः (devánāgaryāḥ)
दे॒वना॑गर्यै² (devánāgaryai²)
दे॒वना॑गर्योः (devánāgaryoḥ) दे॒वना॑गरीणाम् (devánāgarīṇām)
locative दे॒वना॑गर्याम् (devánāgaryām) दे॒वना॑गर्योः (devánāgaryoḥ) दे॒वना॑गरीषु (devánāgarīṣu)
vocative देव॑नागरि (dévanāgari) देव॑नागर्यौ (dévanāgaryau)
देव॑नागरी¹ (dévanāgarī¹)
देव॑नागर्यः (dévanāgaryaḥ)
देव॑नागरीः¹ (dévanāgarīḥ¹)
  • 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.