ⲫ, 21st letter of alphabet, called ⲫⲓ (My 97) S, (K 1, Stern p 418) B, في (P 44 137, Stern l c). As numeral BF, rarely S (Br 128, Lant 8, BIF 5 113) = 500 (ϯⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ). Not in S except for ⲡϩ (archaic), as ⲫⲱⲃ (PS 105, BG 104), ϣⲫⲙⲙⲁⲧ (J&C 95), ⲫⲏⲕⲉⲙⲱⲛ (Ryl 270); sim O ⲫⲟ (AZ 21 98), ⲫⲏⲧ (ib 104); converse (rare), as ⲡϩⲁⲣⲁⲱ (ⲡ ends line Mor 31 174), ⲡϩⲟⲛⲏ (φωνή Ann 27 63). In B = S ⲡ (1) before liquids, as ⲫⲙⲟⲩⲓ, ⲛⲁⲫⲣⲓ; (2) before tone vowel, as ⲫⲱⲣϣ, ⲁⲫⲟⲧ; (3) beginning a syllable after consonant, as ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ, ϣⲫⲓⲧ, ϫⲫⲟ; also in ⲁⲫⲉ. Replaces ⲡ, as ⲫⲛⲟⲏ (Mus 34 201), ⲫⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ (πλάσσειν EW 198), ⲫⲓⲥⲕⲓⲛⲁ (C 86 22), ϩⲉⲫ (BM 1223); converse, as ⲡⲗⲉⲭⲙⲁ (φλέγμα Mor 37 147), ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲉ (φιάλη PMich 1190), ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ (BMis 270), ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ (εὐφ. DeV 1 167). Cf LMis 90. Replaces ⲃ., as ⲉⲫⲓⲏⲛ (AZ 40 6), ⲫⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲑⲓ (Ez 30 17), ⲫⲗⲁⲥⲫⲩⲙⲓⲁ (BMis 58); converse, as ⲃⲓⲗⲟ- (AZ 40 10), ⲃⲟⲣⲉ (φόρειν Z 632). Replaces ϥ, as ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲫ (Rec 7 195), ⲛⲁⲛⲏⲫ (Ryl 460), ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲫϣⲱⲡⲉ (J 113 18); converse, as ϥⲑⲱⲛⲉⲓ (BMar 10), ⲕⲗⲓϥⲓ (γλύφειν DeV 2 191). Replaced by ⲑ, as ⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ (φιλ. BMis 259). Transcribed (in names) by Ar ف, as ابيفانيوس, فوقاس, بفام (metath for ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ), فيّوم.