आपाधापी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आपा-धापी (āpā-dhāpī)

Etymology

Reduplication of आपा (āpā, “self”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.pɑː.d̪ʱɑː.piː/, [äː.päː.d̪ʱäː.piː]

Noun

आपाधापी • (āpādhāpī) f (Urdu spelling آپا دھاپی)

1. free for all, every man for himself

   आपाधापी मचना ― āpādhāpī macnā ― a free-for-all to take place, chaos to happen

Declension

Declension of आपाधापी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आपाधापी āpādhāpī	आपाधापियाँ āpādhāpiyā̃
oblique	आपाधापी āpādhāpī	आपाधापियों āpādhāpiyõ
vocative	आपाधापी āpādhāpī	आपाधापियो āpādhāpiyo