ⲉ, fifth letter of alphabet, called ⲉⲓ S (My 62, 63), ⲉⲓ, ⲉⲓⲉ B (K 1, Stern p 418), اية, ايية (P 43 238, 44 133). As numeral m & f = five BF, rarely S (Br 130). Represents vowels unwritten in earlier hierogl, though visible in certain half-consonants in later periods. Dialectal equivalents: a. S ⲉ = A ⲁ rare, as ⲉ- prep, ⲉⲛⲉϩ; converse often A, as ⲁϩⲟⲙ, ⲕⲁⲕⲉ, ⲥⲁϥ, ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ; F, as ⲃⲁⲗ, ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ, ϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ & in Gk as ⲗⲓⲧⲣⲉ (BM 530), ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- (ib 610), ⲥⲁⲣⲉ (Sarah ib 580). b. S ⲉ = F ⲏ, as ⲁⲡⲉ, ⲃⲗϫⲉ, ⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ, ϣⲉ. c. S -ⲉ final = BF -ⲓ, as ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ, ⲣⲱⲙⲉ, ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ, ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲉ (Μακάριος), ϫⲓⲥⲉ; or = B ⲉⲓ, as ⲣⲡⲉ, ϩⲉ fall. In Gk words: d. ⲉ for ⲁ rarely, as ⲉⲛⲉⲅⲉ (Wor 178, J pass); converse ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ (Kr 245). e. for ⲁⲓ (oftenest, esp B), as ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ, ⲅⲉⲛⲏ (καινή), ⲉⲑⲏⲣ, ⲭⲉⲣⲉ, or in passive vb, as ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ; converse ⲁⲓⲡⲉⲛⲟⲥ (ἔπαι.), ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲥ (πέδας). f. for ⲏ, as ⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ, ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲉ, ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲉ (δημ. BMis 219), ϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ; converse ⲁⲓⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ, ⲑⲏⲥⲡⲉⲥⲓⲟⲥ (LDi 275). g. for ⲉⲓ, ⲓ, as ⲁⲡⲟⲇⲉⲝⲓⲥ, ⲅⲉⲧⲛⲓⲁ, ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉ; converse ⲁⲛⲇⲓⲗⲓⲅⲉ, ⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲙⲁ (ἐπίσταλμα PLond 4 481). h. for ⲩ, as ⲉⲥⲉⲭⲁⲍⲉ (ἡσυχ.), ⲕⲉⲕⲗⲟⲥ, ⲥⲉⲕⲉ (ζυγή J 16 23); converse ⲇⲣⲁⲡⲩⲍⲁ, ⲩⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ. i. for ⲉⲩ, as ⲗⲉⲕⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ, ⲥⲕⲉⲟⲥ. j. for ⲟⲓ, as ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲅⲉ (ἐποίκιον J 81 3), ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲉⲅⲉ (μέντοιγε Kr 157), ⲥⲧⲉⲭⲉ. Prosthetically, before ⲙ, ⲛ, ⲗ, ⲣ, sometimes ⲡ, ⲧ (Pcod xi), ⲃ (S ? archaic), ⲉ is represented by line over following consonant, as ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ, ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ, ⲛ̄ϭⲓ, ⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲃ, ⲣ̄ⲣⲟ, ⲃ̄ⲃⲁⲗ; cf sim ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ, ⲕ̄ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ, ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ, ⲣ̄ⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ; elsewhere before 2 consonants, mostly B, as ⲉϣⲣⲱ (Ez 36 17), ⲉϩⲕⲟ (C 86 238), ⲉϩⲗⲓ (Mus 34 208), ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ (TstAb 246); S as ⲉⲡⲣⲱ (Ryl 94 101), ⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ (Miss 4 619), ⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ (1 Kg 7 9), ⲉϩⲓⲱⲱ⸗ (Mor 20 42, ib 54 56 &c); sim ⲉⲃⲗⲁⲡⲧⲓⲛ (Va 57 12, cf C 89 13 inf), ⲉⲃⲣⲁⲃⲓⲟⲛ (MG 25 319), ⲉϩⲣⲉⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ (αἱρετ. EW 173). Also represented by superline if toneless between consonants S, as ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄, but B ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ; in good SB MSS also before suffix, ⲥⲟⲣⲙⲕ̄. Wrongly between consonants, as ⲏⲣⲉⲡ (often ⲏⲣⲏⲡ), ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲧⲉ (ⲯⲁⲧⲉ), ⲥⲁⲣⲉⲝ (KKS 183), ⲥⲉⲗⲉⲡⲓⲛ (σπλήν), ⲭⲉⲣⲱⲛⲱⲥ (? χρόνος PLond 4 524), ϣⲉⲣⲉⲡ (Kr 7), ϩⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩ (ib 225). In late, esp F texts ⲉ- often for ⲛ̄-, as ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲛ︤ⲉ︥, ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲉⲩ, ϩⲉⲡⲉⲃⲏⲓ; rare in early: PS 55 S ⲉⲡⲛ︤ⲉ︥, 200 ⲉⲫⲁⲉ.