ⲣ, 17th letter of alphabet, called ⲣⲱ (My 34, 90), ϩⲣⲟ (P 131⁴ 77) S, ⲣⲟ B (Stern p 418, K 1), روو (Stern l c), روا (MG 17 368), اهرا (P 43 247). As numeral BF, rarely S = hundred (ϣⲉ). Derived from hierogl r, as ⲣⲱⲙⲉ, ⲣⲡⲉ, ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲉ, ⲙⲟⲩⲣ; rarely from n, as ⲣⲙϩⲉ (?), ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛ, ⲡⲁⲣⲙϩⲟⲧⲡ (RChamp 721). Often lost, as ϣ, ⲉϣ vb, ⲙⲉ love, ϩⲟⲟⲩ day, ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ, ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ (Sethe Verbum 1 235 ff), less often palatalized, as ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ, ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ, ϩⲓⲏ, ϩⲕⲟⲉⲓⲧ (l c 243, AZ 27 106). Varies with ⲗ, q v a b & Ep 1 243. ⲛ before ⲣ assimilated S (archaic), as ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ (Ap 20 5), ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ (PS 219), ⲣⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ (Sa 18 19) & A, as ⲣⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ (Ex 1 15), ⲣⲣⲟ (Pro 14 19), but for ⲗⲗ sometimes ⲣⲗ, as ⲫⲟⲣⲗⲟⲥ (PLond 4 464), ⲥⲓⲕⲉⲣⲗⲛ (ib 523), ⲡⲣⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ (JKP 2 54), ⲃⲣⲗⲉ (Faras 3 pl 68 15). Intrusive in ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ (BMis 443). Transcribes Ar ر, as ⲁⲭⲡⲁⲣ اكبر, ⲉⲣⲣⲁⲡ الرب, ⲣⲁϩⲙⲉⲑ حمة (EW 234 ff), ⲕⲁⲣⲟⲟⲣⲉ قارورة, ϩⲁϭⲁⲣ حجر (AZ 23 117, 118); transcribed by ر, as ارمنت ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ, امشير ⲙϣⲓⲣ, هدرا ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ, برنوج ⲡⲉⲣⲛⲟⲩϫ.