ⲁ- SABF verbal prefix derived from ⲉⲓⲣⲉ, characterizes (a) perf, (b) pluperf, (c) aorist tenses, as (a) ⲁⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲱϫⲛ, ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ, ⲛⲁⲓϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ, (b) ⲛⲉⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣⲡⲉ, (c) ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ, ϣⲁⲥⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ.
ⲁ- SABF verbal prefix derived from ⲉⲓⲣⲉ, characterizes (a) perf, (b) pluperf, (c) aorist tenses, as (a) ⲁⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲱϫⲛ, ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ, ⲛⲁⲓϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ, (b) ⲛⲉⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣⲡⲉ, (c) ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ, ϣⲁⲥⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ.