ⲑ eighth letter of alphabet, called ⲑⲏⲧⲁ S (BMis 8, My 66), ⲑⲓⲧⲁ, ⲑⲉⲑⲉ B (K 1, Stern p 418) تيتة, تيطا (P 43 239, 44 137). As numeral m & f ⲑϯ (BSM 31) = nine BF, rarely S (Br 128). Used sometimes in SA for ⲧ + ϩ, as ⲙⲉⲥⲑⲏⲧ, ⲑⲙⲕⲟ (B ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ), ⲟⲩⲟⲑⲉ; converse (archaic ?, rare) ⲕⲁⲧϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ (Cl 4 10, 42 4), ⲧϩⲉⲥⲁⲩⲣⲱⲥ (PcodMor 14); in B regularly for S ⲧ (1) before liquids, as ⲁⲑⲗⲱⲙ, ⲑⲙⲁⲩ, ⲣⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ; (2) before tone vowel, as ⲑⲱⲕⲉⲙ, ⲑⲓϧⲓ, ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲑⲱⲛ; (3) beginning a syllable, after consonant, as ⲉⲙⲑⲟ, ⲥⲉⲃⲑⲁⲓⲟⲩ. a. in Gk words replaces or replaced by ⲇ (q v); b. or ⲧ, as ⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲑⲟⲛ (Cat 47, 91), ⲁⲧⲣⲟϥⲃⲟⲣⲟⲥ (ἀθλ. Leyd 437), ⲃⲁⲣⲱⲑ (AZ 23 103 ff), ⲓⲱⲑ (RAl 130 &c), ⲟⲥⲑⲣⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ (EW 175), ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲑⲓⲙⲱⲛ (PLond 4 438 &c), ⲧⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲁ (Cat 141), ⲥⲡⲁϯ (C 41 19), ⲑⲣⲓⲧⲟⲛ (BSM 45); c. or rarely ⲫ, as ⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ (ⲫⲓⲗⲟ. BMis 259, 279), ⲑⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛⲓⲁ (J 70 30). In Ar transcripts represents ت, ث, as ⲭⲓⲡⲣⲓⲑ كبريت (PMéd 230) ⲥⲁⲩⲑ صوت, ⲑⲁϩⲑ تحت, ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲛ اثنان; or ط, as ⲑⲁⲗⲁϩ طلع, ⲓⲉⲑⲓⲣⲟⲩ يطيروا (all from EW 234 ff).