ⲱ, 24th letter of alphabet, called ⲱ (Leyd 434, My 100, P 44 127) S, ⲱ (EW 226), ⲁⲩ (K 1), ⲱⲟⲩ (Stern p 418) B, اوو (Stern l c), وا (P 44 l c). As numeral BF, rarely S (Br 131) = 800 (ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲉ). On relation to hierogl half-consonants & to other vowels v Sethe Verbum 1 42 ff, Sdff 57 ff. For dialectal equivalents v under ⲟ, like which it is doubled, esp in Esne-Edfu texts S, as ⲥⲱⲱⲛⲉ (Ep 268), ⲧⲱⲱϭⲉ (BMis 452), ⲱⲱⲛⲉ (ib 473), ⲱⲱⲡ (Ryl 72), A2 ⲱⲱⲛϣ (APJo). Replaced by ⲟⲟ, as ⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ (Mus 42 224), ϭⲟⲟⲃ (BMis 451), ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲟⲥ (AZ 23 115), ⲣⲟⲟⲙⲉ (Jern 5). In inaccurate, esp F texts ⲱ for ⲟ & ⲟ for ⲱ often, as ⲁⲡⲱⲧ (Kr 22), ⲡⲱⲗⲓⲥ (ib 11), ⲃⲱⲏⲑⲟⲥ (ib 15), ⲓⲁⲕⲟⲃ (ib 11), ⲡⲟⲧ (ib 19), ϣⲧⲟⲣⲓ (ib 63), v Asmus 33. S ⲱ replaced in A by ⲟⲩ, v under ⲟ, also in Sa, where ⲱ for ⲁⲩ, ⲟⲩ is common, v Ep 1 241. S ⲱ often preceded by ⲟⲩ, v under ⲟ.