ⲛ, 13th letter of alphabet, called S ⲛⲉ (My 34), ⲛⲛⲏ (TT 13, cf ROC 19 82 الني), ⲛ (Leyd 434), B ⲛⲉ (Stern p. 418), ⲛⲓ (K 1), نا (P 43 242, 44 124), نية (Stern l c). As numeral BF, rarely S = fifty (ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ). Derived from hierogl n, as ⲛⲏⲃ, ⲛⲧⲟⲕ, ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲉ, ⲧⲛϩ, ⲃⲱⲱⲛ, ⲧⲁⲡⲛ. Varies with ⲙ, as ⲛⲙⲟ⸗ ⲙⲙⲟ⸗, ϩⲛⲕⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ, ⲥⲱⲛⲕ ⲥⲱⲙⲕ; with ⲣ, as ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲉ -ⲣⲉ, ⲧⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲧⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ; with ⲗ, as ⲧⲛⲟⲙ ⲧⲗⲟⲙ, ⲃⲗⲃⲓⲛⲉ (Lu 13 19 S var), ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲅⲓⲥ (Mor 30 51 = ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲅⲓⲥ, ib 29 44 πινακίς), Νιλάμμων ⲗⲓⲗⲁⲙⲟⲩ. Replaces ⲃ in ⲥⲟⲑⲛⲉϥ, ⲗ in ⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲛⲉⲩ (ST 254 συμβουλεύειν). Written ⲛ̄ to represent ^e n, as ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ, ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄, but becomes ⲙ̄ (^e m) before ⲙ ⲡ (ⲫ ⲯ) S (Stern 66), as ⲙⲙⲁⲩ, ⲁϥⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ (Nu 25 6), ϩⲙⲫⲏⲧ, ⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ. Assimilated before ⲃ ⲗ ⲣ S (archaic), as ⲃⲃⲟⲗ (PS 33), ⲗⲗⲁⲁⲩ (Ac 10 47), ⲣⲣⲉϥ- (Ps 72 12). Inserted before ⲧ ϫ ⲇ S, as ⲙⲛⲧ- (B ⲙⲉⲧ-), ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ (B ϩⲟⲙⲉⲧ), ⲛⲁϩⲙⲛⲧ (Worr 273), ⲕⲣⲙⲛⲧⲥ (BG 62), ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉ- (ib 67 &c), ⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲛⲧ (Ps 67 36 Rahlfs), ⲛⲧϥⲉ- (ⲉⲧⲃⲉ-), PLond 4), ϫⲓⲛϫⲉⲉⲩⲉ; also A ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ, ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ & rarely B ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲧⲉ- (Miss 4 97 &c), ⲥⲡⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲁⲛ (Va 63 89); in many Gk words SBF, as ⲁⲗⲏⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ (Va 65 12), ⲉⲛⲧⲏⲙⲁ (αἴτημα Wess 18 47), ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲥ (Mt 5 26), ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲣⲟⲛ (Mor 31 101), ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲟⲗⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ (BMis 10), ⲥⲱⲛⲇⲓⲟⲛ (ζῴδιον Mor 30 52 F). Before (or replacing) ⲃ, as ⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲣⲁ (Δεββῶρα Sph 10 3), ⲧⲛⲃⲟ (BMEA 10587), ⲧⲥⲁⲛⲃⲟ (Mor 37 12) or ⲙ: ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲙⲉ A (Hos 13 15); before ⲅ, ⲕ, as ⲁⲛⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ (ἄκρατος BMis 10), ⲕⲛⲛⲅⲗⲟⲥ (κύκλος AZ 23 106), ⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲛ (οὔκουν Mor 22 117), ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲫⲉⲟⲥ (κορυφαῖος Va 67 83), ⲙⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ q v, ⲙⲛⲕⲉϩ (Mt 14 9 F), ⲥⲫⲓⲛⲓⲝ (σφήξ P 44 56); also in ⲁⲛⲅⲏⲛ (ἀγγεῖον), ⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ, ⲛⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ & sim; before ⲣ B in ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ, ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ (v ⲙⲉ love); in ϭⲟⲛϥ -ⲙϥ B ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ S (cf ⲙ before ⲡ ⲫ). Doubled S (archaic) A as initial: ⲛⲛⲧⲟⲕ (El), ⲛⲛⲁ, ⲛⲛⲏⲩ S (Sa Si) A (El) A2 (AP Jo) F (ZNTW 24 86), ⲛⲛⲓⲙ S (BAp 5), ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ S (Cai 8485); as particle: ⲛⲛⲱⲛⲉ Deu 5 22 S (Ciasca), ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ S (Sa 10 16), ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ S (Ps 41), ⲛⲛⲁϣ S (Ap 3 3), ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ S (BG 125), other ee g in Rahlfs Psalter 33. For F v Asmus 41, 72, also J&C 98 ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉϥ, ⲁⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩ, ⲥⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩ. Final ⲛ omitted F, as ⲉⲙⲧⲁ- (BM 586), ⲥⲁⲟⲩ- (ib), ⲟⲩ- (ib 601), ϩⲓⲧ- (ib 591), ⲉⲓϫⲉ- (MR 5 37), ⲙⲉ- (ib 550, BM 548), ⲡⲉⲧ- (Kr 236). Transcribes Ar ن, as ⲉⲛⲑ انت, ϣⲉⲓⲧⲁⲛ شيطان, ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟϩ نفسه (EW 234 ff); transcribed by ن, as فانة ⲃⲁⲛⲉ (name Ryl 214), اهناس (ⲉϩⲛⲏⲥ), فشن (ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ WS).