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arti

arti is the alternative form of aarti.

Meaning of aarti

Noun

aarti (countable and uncountable, plural aartis)

  1. (Hinduism) A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
    • There is no priest, only an enthusiastic local who leads the aarti by striking a steel plate with a spoon, the lyrics a mash of Hindi and Sanskrit, the lack of melody made up for by gusto.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 283

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Proper noun capitalized: Arti

Arti

  1. (Hinduism) aarti
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Forms of arti

Noun
pluralartis
Proper noun
alternative formAarti

Origin of arti

Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).

Questions about arti

What does arti mean?
Arti means aarti.
What is arti the alternative form of?
Arti is the alternative form of aarti.
What part of speech is arti?
Arti is a proper noun.

Words near arti in the dictionary

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  2. Arthurton
  3. Arthurville
  4. Arthus reaction
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  7. artiad
  8. artiads
  9. Artiaga
  10. Artiagas
  11. Artibonite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arti (page history and authors); Arti (page history and authors); aarti (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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