ⲏ, seventh letter of alphabet, called ϩⲏⲧⲁ S (My 64), ⲏⲧⲁ (Leyd 434), ⲏⲓⲧⲁ (K 1), ϩⲁⲧⲉ B (Stern p 418), هادة, هيدة (latter especially B according to P 43 239). As numeral m & f = eight BF (Ac 9 33), rarely S (Br 132). Represents vowels unwritten in earlier hierogl, though visible in certain half-consonants in later periods. a. dialectal interchange is irregular: final S ⲉ often = F ⲏ, otherwise ⲏ for ⲉ mostly mere inaccuracy, often in F documents, as Kr 228. b. in Gk words ⲏ for ⲉ rarely, as ⲁⲏⲧⲟⲥ, ⲥⲉⲛⲧⲏⲗⲉⲩⲏ (J 92 21), ⲧⲣⲏⲫⲁ (τρέφειν DeV 56); converse ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ, ⲉⲥⲩⲭⲓⲁ, ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲉ. c. for ⲓ, as ⲁⲕⲣⲏⲃⲓⲁ, ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ, ⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ; converse ⲁⲑⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ, ⲉⲧⲓⲙⲁ (αἴτημα), ⲡⲓⲅⲏ. d. for ⲩ, as ⲉⲛⲧⲏⲙⲁ, ⲙⲏⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ; converse (oftenest) ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲩⲕⲏ, ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ, ⲙⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ (PS 222), ⲥⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ, ⲯⲏⲭⲩ (R 1 2 44). e. for ⲟⲓ, as ⲉⲡⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ, ⲥⲧⲏⲭⲉⲓ; converse ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲅⲱⲣⲉⲓ, ⲟⲓⲣⲡ (BM 1063). Esne-Edfû MSS S often double ⲏ, as ⲏⲏⲡ, ⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ, ⲟⲩⲏⲏϩ, ϭⲣⲏⲏⲡⲉ (all in BAp).