ⲍ, 6th letter of alphabet, called S ⲍⲏⲧⲁ (My 64), B ⲍⲓⲧⲁ, ⲍⲁⲧⲁ (K 1, Stern p. 418), زادة, زيدة (P 43 238). As numeral ⲍ̅ m & f = seven (ⲋ̅ = six) BF, rarely S (Br 84, KroppE, AZ 40 19). a. very rare in Copt words, mostly replacing ⲥ: SB ⲁⲛⲍⲏⲃⲉ q v, S ⲉⲍⲏⲧ (AZ 23 111, 113), ⲉⲣⲃⲏⲍ q v ⲙⲁⲍⲉ (2 Kg 6 13, ShA 1 240), ⲙⲁⲃⲧⲁⲍⲉ (J 23 45), ⲍⲱⲧⲙ (RAl 126), ⲍⲁⲭⲟ (BM 1135). b. in Gk sim: ⲁⲍⲉⲃⲏⲥ (Mor 20 33), ⲃⲁⲍⲁⲛⲟⲥ (BMar 23, DeV 123), ⲉⲍⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉ (BMis 489), ϯⲍⲧⲁⲥⲉ διστάζειν (Z 269), ⲍⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲍⲉ (J 74 111); converse oftener: ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲁⲥⲉ (PS 308), ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲓ (BM 586, 592), ⲇⲱⲣⲣⲓⲥⲉ (J 106 151) ⲥⲩⲅⲏ (BM 1103), ⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲉ (P 131¹ 81), ⲍⲏⲛⲥⲏⲧⲉⲓ συνζητεῖν (ShC 42 30). c. ⲍ or ⲥⲍ for ⲥⲥ: ⲁⲗⲉⲍⲉ ἀλλασσείν (J 7 22 &c), ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲍⲉⲟⲥ (Z 324), ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲍⲓⲛ κηρύσσειν (Dif 1 99) cf ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥⲍⲉ (BMis 259), ⲡⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ (DeV 13) cf ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲍⲉ (P 131⁶ 25), ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲍⲉ (BM 307) cf ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲍⲉ (Mor 27 16), ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ (Cat 128) cf ϩⲏⲡⲱⲧⲁⲥⲍⲉ (JKP 2 46); rarely converse: ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁⲣⲟⲥ (CO 437), ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥⲥⲁ (Mor 27 10), ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ (ST 250). d. ⲍⲍ for ⲍ: ⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲍⲍⲉ (Br 91). e. In ⲁⲛⲍⲏⲛⲱⲛ (C 86 122), which prob = Ἀντινοέων(πόλις), ⲍ for ⲧ, or ? influenced by Ar انصنا. On possible phonetic value of ⲛⲍ- (ⲉⲛⲍ-) v Berl Sitzb '12 1044. In transcripts of Ar ⲍ = ز or ظ (EW 234 ff), sometimes ج (PMéd 29 ff).