Devanagari
noun
De·va·na·ga·ri ˌdā-və-ˈnä-gə-rē 
: an alphabet usually employed for Sanskrit and also used as a literary hand for various modern languages of India see Alphabet Table
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit devanāgarī, from deva divine + nāgarī (writing) of the city — more at deity
First Known Use
1781, in the meaning defined above