Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts ولي(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "helper, protector, friend" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsVeli(Albanian) Abd al-Wali, Wali(Arabic) Wali(Pashto) Veli(Turkish) Wali(Urdu) Abduweli(Uyghur) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1289.