Nagari (Noun)
Meaning
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Nagari script evolved from the ancient Brahmi script and is one of the most widely used scripts for writing Sanskrit and Hindi languages.
- Many Indian languages, including Hindi and Marathi, have traditionally been written in the Nagari script.
- Until the establishment of the British Raj, the Nagari script was one of the principal scripts used in India.
- The Sanskrit language is often written in the Nagari script, a syllabic script consisting of forty-seven primary letters.
- The Hindi language is predominantly written in the Nagari script, and this is the most common form in which script is encountered worldwide.