ⲕ, tenth letter of alphabet, called ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ S (My 65), ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ, ⲕⲁⲡⲁ B (K 1, Stern p 418), كبة (P 44 137, 43 240, Stern l c); cf Preisigke W.buch 1 723 κάκ. As numeral BF, rarely S = twenty (ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ). Derived from hierogl. ḳ, as ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ, ⲟⲉⲓⲕ, ⲙⲟⲩⲕⲓ; or k, as ⲁⲛⲟⲕ, ⲕⲉ-, ⲣⲱⲕϩ; rarely g, as ⲕⲉⲃⲧ (Koptos), ⲕⲁϣ. a SAF ⲕ replaced in B by ⲭ before ⲃ, ⲗ, ⲙ, ⲛ, ⲣ, ⲓ, ⲟⲩ & tone-vowel, as ⲭⲗⲁⲗ, ⲭⲛⲁⲩ, ⲁⲭⲱ, ⲥⲭⲁⲓ. b replaces ⲅ, as ⲁⲕⲱⲛ (BHom 50), ⲕⲣⲁⲫⲏ (ib 42), ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ (MG 25 19); converse, as ⲁⲅⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲓⲁ (ib 113 var), ⲅⲉⲣⲓⲅⲙⲁ (CO 18), ⲅⲗⲁϥ F (2 Cor 12 16), ⲛⲉⲕ- (ⲛⲅ-) LAl 6; both: ⲛⲅⲕⲁ (BG 101, CO 196), Z 330 ⲛⲅⲕⲣⲙⲧⲥ. c replaces ϭ, as ⲉⲕⲟⲟϣ (Ps 73 14 var), ⲕⲓⲏ SF (Is 1 11), ⲕⲁⲧϩ A (Hag 1 6), ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ (J 76 3), ⲕⲱϣⲧ (Lu 1 48 var); converse (oftenest), as ⲇⲟϭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ (Sa 3 6), ϭⲉ- (Br 44), ϭⲓⲧⲁⲣⲓⲥ (Ex 29 9), ⲉⲅⲕⲁϭⲉⲓ (PS 359), ϭⲗϫⲉ (BMis 93), ⲧⲁϭⲟ (El 142), ⲛϭⲃⲱⲕ…ⲛϭϫⲛⲟⲩϥ (Ep 336); both: ⲧⲁⲗϭⲕⲁ (BM 524 s f), ⲕϭⲟⲗ (ST 280). d replaces ⲭ (rare), as ⲑⲉⲕⲛⲓ (τέχνη Va 66 305), ⲕⲗⲁⲙⲓⲥ (C 89 95), ⲕⲣⲓⲁ (CO 245), ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲕⲉⲓ (ST 318); converse, as ⲥⲭⲉⲩⲉ (Ep 258), ⲭⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (Hall 106); also ⲙⲉⲭϩ (AZ 21 9 O, Hos 10 11 A), ⲙⲟⲭϩⲥ (Si 30 35, cf ib 25 16), ϣⲓⲭϩ (Mic 7 19 A); both: ⲧⲕⲭⲣⲓⲁ (Ep 217). e replaced by ⲧ (rare, mostly ϭ), as ϣⲓⲧⲉ dig (Zech 3 9 A), ϩⲁⲡⲟⲣⲧ (P 44 103 S), ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲕⲧ l ⲁⲓⲕⲟⲧⲧ (KroppB 9); converse: ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲕ (Ep 1 243). f ⲕⲥ for ⲝ, as ⲕⲥⲟⲩⲣ (CO 342), ϩⲉⲕⲥⲓⲥ (C 89 135), ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ (BKU 1 26 (3)); converse: ⲉⲗⲝ (Ac 26 26 B), ⲗⲟⲩⲝ; both: ⲥⲁⲣⲉⲕⲝ (Baouit 57), ⲑⲟⲕⲝⲟⲩ, ⲗⲟⲕⲝⲟⲩ (C 86 219, 220). g where Ar transcribed ⲕ = ق, as ⲕⲁⲗ قال, ⲣⲁⲕⲁⲇ رقد, ϩⲁⲕⲕⲁ حقا; rarely ⲭ: ⲭⲁⲗⲁ قلعة (C 86 168), or ك (final, otherwise ⲭ, which rarely as init, ⲉⲗⲭⲉⲙⲉⲗ الكامل ib 163), as ⲗⲁⲕ لك, ⲓⲉⲇⲏⲓⲕ يديك (all EW 234 ff); converse: قوص ⲕⲱⲥ, قاو ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ, بلاق ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ; or ك, as ⲑⲉⲟⲧⲟⲕⲓⲁ تداكية, ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ اسكنا.