شَبَبٌ

and ↓ شَبُوبٌ, applied to a [bovine antelope of the species called the] wild bull, (As, S, K,) and to a sheep or goat, (K,) and ↓ مُشِبٌّ, applied to the former, and ↓ مِشَبٌّ, (As, S, K,) sometimes, applied to the former, (As, S,) or to both, (K,) Advanced in age, or full-grown, (مُسِنٌّ, S, K,) whose state termed إِسْنَان [q. v.] has ended; (As, S;) and ↓ مُشِبَّةٌ is in like manner applied to a she-camel as meaning مُسِنَّةٌ: (TA:) or ↓ شبُوبٌ, (AA, K,) applied to both, (K,) as also ↓ مُشِبٌّ, (TA,) or to a bull, (AA,) is synonym with ↓ شابٌّ [meaning youthful, or in the prime of life]: (AA, K, TA:) and according to AO, شَبَبٌ, applied to a bull, means that has attained to the end of شَبَاب [i. e. youthfulness, or the prime of life]: (S, TA:) or, as some say, that has attained to the end of his full growth and strength; as also ↓ شَبُوبٌ, which is likewise applied to the female; or, according to AHát and ISh, when he is a year old, and weaned, he is called دَبَبٌ; and then, شَبَبٌ [meaning more than a year old]; and the female, شَبَبةٌ. (TA.)