Ali, Eli

[mathman]

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]

These are two names. Eli has a long i at the end, while Ali has a short i at the end. Why the difference?

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