ⲓ or ⲉⲓ, ninth letter of alphabet, called ⲓⲱⲧⲁ (Leyd 434, Tri 483, My 66), ⲓⲟⲧⲁ (Stern p. 418), ⲓⲁⲩⲇⲁ (K 1), يوطة, (P 44 129, Tri l c), يوضة (Stern l c). As numeral m & f = ten BF, rarely S except in semi-Gk documents. On relation to hierogl half-consonants & vowels v Sethe Verbum 1 90–108. In S (mostly archaic) AF ⲉⲓ after vowel often for ⲓ, as ⲁⲉⲓ-, ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓ, ⲏⲉⲓ, ⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ; similarly ⲉⲉⲓ- for ⲉⲓ; converse (S archaic) as ⲣⲟⲓ̈ⲥ, ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲛ, ⲟⲩⲓ̈.. Dialectal equivalents: a. S ⲉⲓ = BF ⲓ = S -ⲉ, as ⲉⲓⲱⲧ, ⲟⲉⲓⲕ, ϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ, ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ. b. BF -ⲓ = S -ⲉ, as ⲏⲡⲉ, ⲙⲁⲧⲉ, ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ, ϣⲏⲣⲉ, ϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ & names as ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲉ, ⲕⲩⲣⲉ, ⲯⲱⲧⲉ. c. BF -ⲓ = S om, as ⲉⲙⲣⲁⲓ, ⲓⲱⲓ, ⲕⲁϩⲓ, ⲙⲉⲓ, ⲛⲉⲉⲓ, ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ; also B ⲓ- = S om, as ⲓⲟϩ, besides erroneous ⲓ-, as ⲓⲟϩⲓ B & names as ⲓⲉⲛⲱⲭ, ⲓⲉⲥⲁⲕ, ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ (v Ep 1 238). d. A ⲉⲓⲉ, ⲓⲉ = S -ⲉ, as ⲕⲛⲛⲓⲉ, ⲡⲣⲣⲓⲉ, ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉ, ϩⲉⲓⲉ; also erroneous S, as ϩⲓⲏ for ϩⲉ (Mt 19 8 S, Ep 382) or ϩⲏ. (Job 31 15 Miss 4 631) e. A ⲉⲓ = S ⲏ, as ⲣⲏ, ⲥⲙⲏ, ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ, ϩⲁⲏ. f. in Gk words: ⲓ for ⲉⲓ, in infin S (archaic) A for -εῖν, ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓ, B (always) ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲛ, ⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ; ⲁⲡⲟⲇⲓⲝⲓⲥ, ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ, ⲭⲣⲓⲁ; converse S ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ, ⲟⲣⲇⲉⲓⲛⲟⲛ. g. ⲓ, ⲉⲓ for ⲏ, as ⲁⲥⲕⲓⲧⲏⲥ, ⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ, ⲡⲓⲅⲏ; converse ⲁⲕⲣⲏⲃⲱⲥ, ⲏⲣⲏⲛⲏ. h. ⲓ for ⲩ, as ⲗⲓⲡⲏ, ⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ; converse ⲁⲣⲩⲑⲙⲟⲥ, ⲏⲗⲩⲕⲓⲁ. i. ⲓ for ⲟⲓ, as ⲗⲓⲡⲟⲛ, ⲡⲣⲟⲛⲓⲁ; converse ⲕⲟⲓⲃⲟⲩⲧⲟⲥ, ⲟⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (BMis 250). For irregular uses SSa of ⲓ, ⲉⲓ v Ep 1 239.