See also: ستان

Arabic edit

Noun edit

شُبَّان (šubbānm pl

  1. plural of شَابّ (šābb)

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Persian špʾn (šubān, shepherd) (Manichaean Middle Persian šwbʾn).

Noun edit

شبان (šobân)

  1. shepherd
    Synonym: چوپان (čupân)
Descendants edit
  • Gujarati: શુબાન (śubān)

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

شبان (šabân)

  1. (archaic) at night