Arabic

Noun

شُبَّان • ‎(šubbān) m pl

1. plural of شَابّ ‎(šābb)

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

شبان • ‎(šobân)

1. shepherd

Etymology 2

Noun

شبان • ‎(šabân)

1. (archaic) at night