aarti

aarti

See also: årti

English

Alternative forms

In progress

• arati

Etymology

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

Noun

aarti (plural aartis)

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

Bengali: আরতি (bn) (arôti) Gujarati: આરતી (āratī) Hindi: आरती (hi) f (ārtī) Marathi: आरती (mr) f (ārtī) Old Gujarati: आरती (āratī) Portuguese: arati m Telugu: హారతి (te) (hārati)

Anagrams

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