Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts ولي(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to be close" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsVeli(Albanian) Wali(Arabic) Wali(Pashto) Veli(Turkish) Wali(Urdu) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1288.