Save Gender Feminine Usage Astronomy Scripts من العواء(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. min-ə-LAW-və, min-ə-LAWV-ə [key] Meaning & History Traditional name in the middle ages for the star Delta Virginis in the constellation Virgo. It derives from the Arabic من العواء or min al-ʽawwāʼ, meaning "in the lunar mansion of ʽawwaʼ" (see Auva).