ϣ, 25th letter of alphabet, called ϣⲁⲓ, ϣⲉⲓ (K 1, Stern p 418) B, شاي (Stern l c).Derived from hierogl š, as ϣⲱⲙ, ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ, ⲣⲁϣⲉ, ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ, ⲧⲱϣ; oftener from ḫ, as ϣⲓ, ϣⲱⲗⲙ, ⲛϣⲟⲧ, ⲥⲱϣⲉ, ⲡⲱⲣϣ (original sound still in A, as ⳉⲁⲙⲧ, ⲥⲁⲁⲛⳉ, ⲱⲃⳉ & in names, as Παμχῆμις, Χεμτσνεῦς).Varies with initial ⲥ (q v), as S ⲥⲱϣ B ϣⲱϣ, S ⲥⲁϣϥ B ϣⲁϣϥ, S ⲥϭⲏⲣ B ϣϭⲏⲣ, A ⲥⲃⲉ SB ϣϥⲉ, S ⲥⲁϣ F ϣⲉϣ, S ⲥⲱϣⲉ F ϣⲱϣⲓ; rarely in other positions, as S ⲱⲥϭ B ⲱϣϫ.Replaces ⲥ (abnormal), as A ⲛⲧϣ, ϩⲁϣⲉ (RChamp 539).For -ϣⲥ, ⲟⲛϣ (Mor 17 74, var ⲟⲛϣⲥ P 12914 92), ⲟϣ (J 3 60, 68 97); added to ⲥ, as ⲥϣϭⲣⲁϩⲧ (Mor 31 61), ϣⲥϭⲏⲣ (Aeg 261), ⲥϣϭⲏⲣ (Mor 41 25). Doubled as initial B: ϣϣⲏⲛ, ϣϣⲱⲟⲩ, F ϣϣⲉⲛ (Eccl 2 5).Replaces ⲭ, as ⲁⲣϣⲏⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ, ϣⲏⲣⲁ (gloss on ⲭⲏⲣⲁ Stern 16).Replaces ϩ (rare), as ⲁϣⲓ (ⲁϩⲉ Pcod Mor 5), ϣⲱⲃⲥ (Eccl 6 4 F), ⲉⲧⲁϣ- relat (ⲉⲧⲁϩ- A); converse (esp Sa, v Ep 1 244), as ϩ- vb, ϩⲟⲗϥ, ϩⲏⲙ, ϩⲱⲡ (ϣⲱⲡⲓ Eccl 2 7 F), ⲥⲟⲉⲓϩ, ⲟⲩⲁϩ⸗ (Job 30 14), ⲟⲩⲟϩⲥ† (Sh ViK 9298).Replaces ϫ, as ϣⲉ (ST 378), ϣⲱ (He 9 20), ϣⲱⲛϥ (Miss 8 210), ϣⲟⲩⲧⲏ (Louvre R 49), ϣⲡⲟ (PSBA 19 214), ⲙⲁⲁϣⲉ (Ac 7 57), ϣⲁϣⲉ (Louvre E 14251); esp after ⲧ, as ⲁⲧϣⲃⲓⲛ (BMar 163), ⲧϣⲟⲗⲥ (P 44 57); converse B, as ϫⲱⲗϩ (Cat 8), ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϫϥ (Va 75 54), ϫⲱⲕ (2 Cor 11 25), ϩⲟⲣϫ (ib 10 10) & after ⲧ, as ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ (Job 12 22), ⲉⲧϫⲓⲕⲉⲓ (S ϣⲓⲕⲉ Eccl 10 8 F), ⲙⲉⲧϫⲙⲏⲛⲉ (Miss 4 763) ⲙⲉⲧϫⲁⲛⲁϩⲧⲩⲃ (BM 517), ⲧϫⲓ daughter (Stegemann 67). For ⲧϣ = ϫ v ϫ.Replaces ϭ S, as ⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ (Deu 28 22), ⲛⲟϣ (Mor 38 57), ⲥⲏϣ (RNC 54); converse ϭⲓⲛⲉ corrected to ϣ. (PS 251); often B, as ϣⲓ (C 86 333), ϣⲁⲗⲉ (C 43 79), ⲉϣⲟⲩ tongs (C 86 271), ⲙⲟⲣϣⲛⲁϩ (P 54 170); converse, as ϭⲗⲟϥ (TEuch 2 279), ϭⲱⲣⲡ (1 Cor 14 6), ϭⲁⲧⲥ (Ez 39 17), ϭⲗⲏⲓⲙⲓ (K 194); cf ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ, ϭϣⲛ. (Pro 10 12, Mt 12 19), ϭⲛ.Transcribed in Gk by σζ, as σζορπ (MR 5 41), σζτωρι (ib 2 57), σζωπι (CMSS 59), μασζτζ (EW 86); cf names Ρασζιδ, Σζεριχ (PLond 4), Ισζεμ (Ryl 346); otherwise = σ, as Σενούθιος, Ψενπνούθης, Σενῆσις, Πουῶνσις, Ψόις, Τσελέετ, Τσέερε.Transcribes Ar ش, as ϣⲉⲓϧ شيخ, ⲑⲉⲙϣⲓ تمشي, ϧⲁϣⲉⲡⲉ خشبة (EW 234 ff), ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁⲁⲧⲉⲣ نوشادر (AZ 23 118);transcribed by ش, as شوبي ϣⲱⲡⲓ (BIF 5 93), شيري ϣⲏⲣⲓ (ib 95), نشدي ⲛⲓϣϯ (ib 93), اشمون ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ, شيهات ϣⲓⲏⲧ, ورشنوفة ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ.