ⲡ, 16th letter of alphabet, called ⲡⲓ S (My 34, 76), B (Stern p 418, K 1), بي (P 44 124, 43 245). As numeral BF, rarely S = eighty (ϩⲙⲉⲛⲉ). Derived from hierogl p, as ⲡⲓⲥⲉ, ⲥⲡⲓⲣ, ϣⲱⲡⲉ, ⲕⲱⲡ; when initial of word or syllable in B mostly ⲫ, as ⲡⲱϣ ⲫ., ⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ, but also ⲉⲓⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ⲓⲉⲫ ⲟⲩ., ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ -ⲡⲓ, ⲡⲏⲣⲉ -ⲣⲓ, ⲫⲟⲛⲡⲉⲛ var -ⲫⲉⲛ. Varies with ⲃ, as ⲙⲡⲟ ⲉⲃⲱ, ⲡⲛⲛⲏ ⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏ, ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ, ϣⲱⲡϣ ϣⲱⲃⲉϣ; or erroneously, as ⲛⲟⲩⲡ (Cat 158), ⲁⲣⲏⲡ (Va 66 304), ϩⲟⲡⲥⲟⲩ (Job 21 26), ⲡⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉⲓ (BMis 531), ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲥ Θεβαίς (Abû Ṣâliḥ p 36), ⲕⲣⲁⲙⲡⲏ (BM 1095); converse (rare), as ⲗⲉⲃⲧⲟⲛ; with ⲫ erroneously, as ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ (BMis 270), ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ (DeV 1 167), ⲡⲗⲁⲩⲉⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ Flavian (Mor 46 4), ⲥⲡⲟⲇⲣⲁ (P 43 14). Strengthens ⲫ, as ⲡⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ (Mor 26 12), ⲡⲫⲓⲛⲏⲃ (BKU 1 22); or ⲯ, as ⲡⲯⲁⲛ (CO 301). Doubled, as ⲟⲩⲡⲡⲉϣ, ⲧⲁⲡⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (v Ep 1 246). Inserted between ⲙ & following consonant as ⲙⲡⲣ- (hierogl m'r), ⲉⲙⲡⲗⲁϩ (1 Kg 17 1), ⲧⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉ- (PMéd 212), ⲙⲡϣⲓⲣ (Wess 9 79). Transcribes Ar ب, as ⲉⲡⲡ اب, ⲡⲉϩⲉ بها (EW 234 ff), ⲭⲓⲡⲣⲓⲧ كبريت (AZ 23 117), ϩⲁⲡⲓⲡ حبيب (DeV 2 164); transcribed by ب, as بشنس ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ, بلاص ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥ, ابسيت ⲯⲓⲧ, بارقليط ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧ(ⲟⲥ BM 786 n), rarely ف, as اطفيح (ⲡⲉ)ⲧⲡⲏϩ (Amél Géog 557). ⲙⲡ, ⲛⲡ, ⲃⲡ = ب, as ⲙⲡⲏⲓⲧⲉ بيضة (v ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲏ), ⲙⲡⲉⲗϩⲓⲡ بلهيب Z 546, PLond 4 506 ⲛⲡⲛⲉⲓ, Kr 11 ⲉⲃⲡⲛⲉ ابن.