Name is Arabic for "Mourners." The four stars of Ursa Major were anciently looked upon as a bier, and the three stars as mourners (benetnasch).
Igama sisi-Arabhu laba``zili''. Iinkwenkwezi ezine zikaIlsa Meyija mandulo kwakhe zajongwa njengethala lokulalisa izidumbu yaye ezinkwenkwezi zintathu njengabazili (ibhenethinashi).