شب

1 شَبَّ ذ , aor. شَبِ3َ , (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. شَبَابٌ (S, Mgh, Msb, K *) and شَبِيبَةٌ (S, Msb, K *) and شُبُوبٌ and شَبِيبٌ, (TA,) He became a youth, or young man; i. e. he attained to the state termed شَبَابٌ meaning as expl. below; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) said of a boy. (S, Msb.) [And in like manner شَبَّتْ is said of a girl, i. e. She became a young woman. ] ― -b2- شُبَّ used as a noun: see below. ― -b3- [Perhaps as an inf. n. of which the verb is شَبَّ, (as Freytag has assumed,) but more probably of شُبَّ, which will be found mentioned in this paragraph, for I do not find the former verb in the requisite sense,] شَبٌّ signifies Anything's being, or becoming, raised, or elevated. (K.) ― -b4- شَبَّ said of a horse, (S, Msb, K,) aor. شَبِ3َ , and شَبُ3َ , (S, K,) inf. n. شِبَابٌ and شَبِيبٌ (S, Msb, K) and شُبُوبٌ, (K,) He was brisk, lively, or sprightly, (S, Msb, K, *) and raised his fore legs (S, Msb, K) together, (S, Msb,) as though in leaping, (TA,) and played. (S. [See also شَبَّت in art. شبو, said of a mare.]) And likewise He was or became, restive, or refractory: one says, برِئْتُ اـِلَيْكَ مِنْ شِبَابِهِ and شَبِيبِهِ and عِضَاضِهِ and عَضِيضِهِ [ I am irresponsible to thee for his being restive, or refractory, and for his biting ]. (S.) ― -b5- شَبَّتِ النَّارُ, [aor., accord. to rule, شَبِ3َ ,] (Msb, K,) and شُبَّت [pass. of the trans. verb شَبَّ, q. v. infrà], inf. n. شُبُوبٌ (which is of the intrans., TA) and شَبٌّ (which is of the trans. verb, TA), The fire burned, burned up, burned brightly or fiercely, blazed, or flamed. (Msb, K. [See also 5.]) [And hence,] شَبَّتِ الحَرْبُ بَيْنَهُمْ (tropical:) [ War, or the war, burned, or burned fiercely, between them ]. (A, TA.) -A2- شُبَّ It was raised, or elevated. (O, TA.) ― -b2- شَبَّ النَّارُ, aor. شَبُ3َ , (S, O, Msb,) inf. n. شَبٌّ (S, O, K) and شُبُوبٌ, (S, K,) or the latter is the inf. n. of the intrans. verb mentioned above, (TA,) He kindled the fire; or made it to burn, burn up, burn brightly or fiercely, blaze, or flame; (S, O, Msb, K; *) as also ↓ شبّبها, inf. n. تَشْبِيبٌ; (L;) and ↓ اشبّها: (A and TA in art. حش:) and so شَبَاهَا. (TA in art. شبو.) And in like manner, شَبَّ الحَرْبَ (assumed tropical:) He kindled war, or the war; or made it to burn, or burn fiercely. (S.) ― -b3- [Hence,] شَبَّ, aor. شَبُ3َ , said of the blackness of a garment, (Sh, A, TA,) (tropical:) It heightened and increased, (A,) or made to appear bright and beautiful, and [ as it were ] burning, or glowing, (Sh, TA,) the whiteness of the wearer. (Sh, A, TA.) And شَبَّ لَوْنَهَا (aor. as above, S) (assumed tropical:) It (a woman's hair) showed, [or set off, ] and rendered beautiful, her colour, or complexion: (S:) it (a woman's head-covering, and her hair,) increased, and showed, [or heightened, and set off, ] her beauty: (K:) it (a woman's black headcovering) increased her fairness, and rendered her beautiful. (TA.) And يَشُبُّ الوَجْهَ, said of patience, (assumed tropical:) It gives beauty and colour to the countenance. (TA, from a trad.) ― -b4- See also 4, in two places.