شيب

شِيبٌ ذ , of a whip, a genuine Arabic word of wellknown meaning; (S;) The thong (K, TA) at the upper extremity (TA) of a whip: (K, TA:) there are two of such thongs, called شِيبَانِ. (TA.) -A2- Also A word imitative of the sounds made by the lips of camels (S, K) in drinking. (S.) -A3- And pl. of أَشْيَبُ [q. v.]. (S, K, &c.)