Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Israel
National Language
India
Israel
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Israel
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Poland
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Hebrew
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Kokan
Israel
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Israel, Palestine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Israel
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
marathe
hébreu
German Name
Marathi
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Not Available
Origin
10th century
1000 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Marathi
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
hebr1246
Linguasphere
omr
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Marathi and Hebrew Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Hebrew language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Marathi vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Hebrew Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.
