M mathman Valued Senior Member Oct 5, 2019 #1 These are two names. Eli has a long i at the end, while Ali has a short i at the end. Why the difference?
These are two names. Eli has a long i at the end, while Ali has a short i at the end. Why the difference?
RainbowSingularity Valued Senior Member Oct 5, 2019 #2 mathman said: These are two names. Eli has a long i at the end, while Ali has a short i at the end. Why the difference? Click to expand... different linguistics arabic AH sound is different linguistics to judain "ee" sound of the latin I it is commonly mixed together and people hear both used often however they are both quite different xi i xye xie e i ai ia ei ie etc ... the arabic I is pronounced with a closed sound the latin I sound is pronounced with an open sound
mathman said: These are two names. Eli has a long i at the end, while Ali has a short i at the end. Why the difference? Click to expand... different linguistics arabic AH sound is different linguistics to judain "ee" sound of the latin I it is commonly mixed together and people hear both used often however they are both quite different xi i xye xie e i ai ia ei ie etc ... the arabic I is pronounced with a closed sound the latin I sound is pronounced with an open sound