Name Akrab Gender Masculine Usage Astronomy Pronounced Pron. AK-rab Other Forms FormsAcrab Elacrab Edit Status Status Meaning & History Akrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names ACRAB, Akrab or ELACRAB, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"