aarti

See also: årti

English

Alternative forms

In progress

• aarthi, arati, arti

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi आरती (ārtī), from Sanskrit आरात्रिक (ārātrika).

Noun

aarti (countable and uncountable, plural aartis)

1. (Hinduism) A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 165:

     The kings of Mewar always visited the Brindabani Temple, did arati, touched the Blue One's feet, ate prasad, and distributed largesse amongst the subjects of Chittor on Janmashtami.

Translations

Hindu ritual

• Assamese: ^{(please verify)} হিন্দু পূজাৰ আচাৰ (hindu puzar asar)
• Bengali: আরতি (bn) (aroti)
• Bhojpuri: ^{(please verify)} पूजा के हिन्दू संस्कार (pūjā kē hindū sanskār)
• Gujarati: આરતી (āratī)
• Hindi: आरती (hi) f (ārtī)
• Marathi: आरती (mr) f (ārtī)
• Odia: ଆଳତି (āḷati), ଆରତି (ārati)
• Old Gujarati: आरती (āratī)
• Portuguese: arati m
• Sanskrit: आरात्रिक (sa) (ārātrika)
• Telugu: హారతి (te) (hārati)

Anagrams

• Arita, Atari, Atira, Taira, arati, atari, atria, raita, riata, taira, tarai, tiara