It's Arabic, Mall, and you're in the Middle East! Just ask someone how to pronounce it and then spell the name to best fit the pronunciation. It's not an English word. There is no "right" English spelling. There are only spellings that better reflect the pronunciation.
exactly thats wot i was thinkin too but someone else here in the above 2 posts said that the spellin CHANGES the meanin so that got me confused. ure rite i can ask anyone speakin arabic to help me with the name and then they can tell me whether E or I will b appropriate. btw who did u ask there i mean in USA? I also like u think E wud sound better with the name.