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== Letters == These are the letters that are used for writing the Coptic language. Coptic did not originally have case distinctions—they are a modern convention, as is the case with other classical languages like [[Latin language|Latin]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 10pt;" ! Uppercase <small>(image)</small> ! Lowercase <small>(image)</small> ! Uppercase <small>(unicode)</small> ! Lowercase <small>(unicode)</small> ! Numeric value ! Greek {{Abbr|equiv.|equivalent}} ! {{Abbr|Latin translit.|Latin transliteration}}<small>{{Citation needed|reason=What specific transliteration(s) is/are being used here?|date=August 2024}}</small> ! Sahidic {{Abbr|pron.|pronunciation}}<ref name="Peust 1999">{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten |url=https://www.peust.de/ortsnamen_original.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401025916/https://www.peust.de/ortsnamen_original.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=peust.de}}</ref> ! Bohairic {{Abbr|pron.|pronunciation}}<ref name="Peust 1999" /> ! Late Coptic {{Abbr|pron.|pronunciation}}<ref>[https://copticsounds.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thepronunciationofcopticinthechurchofegypt.pdf Before the Greco-Bohairic reforms of the mid 19th century.]</ref> ! Greco-Bohairic {{Abbr|pron.|hover over IPA symbol for when pronunciation is used, if no message appears when hovering: pronounced such always}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.suscopts.org/deacons/coptic/FT-Coptic%20Language-Lectures.pdf|title=The Coptic Language|website=Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States}}</ref> |- ![[File:Coptic Alpha-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Alpha-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲁ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲁ</span>}} | 1|| Α, α | A, a | colspan="2" | {{IPAslink|a}} | {{IPAslink|æ}}, {{IPAslink|ɑ}} | {{IPAslink|ä}} |- ![[File:Coptic Beta-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Beta-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲃ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲃ</span>}}<br><ref group="note">{{coptic|Ⲃ}} seemed to have retained a {{IPAblink|β}} intervocalically in Late Coptic.</ref> | 2|| Β, β || B, b | {{IPAslink|β}} | {{IPAslink|β}}<br>(final {{IPAblink|b}}) | {{IPAslink|w}}<br>(final {{IPAblink|b}}) | {{IPAslink|v}}, <small>({{IPAslink|b}} often before a consonant or in a name)</small> |- ![[File:Coptic Gamma-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Gamma-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲅ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲅ</span>}} | 3|| Γ, γ | G, g | {{IPAslink|k}}<br><small>(marked Greek words)</small> |— | {{IPAslink|g}}, ( {{IPAslink|ɣ}} before ⲁ, ⲟ, or ⲱ) | {{IPAslink|ɣ}}, {{IPAslink|g}} <small>(before {{IPAslink|e̞}} or {{IPAslink|i}})</small>, {{IPAslink|ŋ}} <small>(before {{IPAslink|g}} or {{IPAslink|k}})</small> |- ![[File:Coptic Dalda-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Dalda-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲇ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲇ</span>}} | 4|| Δ, δ || D, d | {{IPAslink|t}}<br><small>(marked Greek words)</small> |— | {{IPAslink|d}}<br><small>(marked Greek words)</small> | {{IPAslink|ð}}, <small>({{IPAslink|d}} in a name)</small> |- ![[File:Coptic Ei-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Ei-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲉ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲉ</span>}} | 5|| Ε, ε || E, e | {{IPAslink|ɛ}}, {{IPAslink|ə}}<br>({{Coptic|ⲉⲓ}} = {{IPAslink|i}}, {{IPAslink|j}}) | {{IPAslink|ɛ}}, {{IPAslink|ə}}<br>({{Coptic|ⲓⲉ}} = {{IPAslink|e}}) | {{IPAslink|æ}}, {{IPAslink|ɑ}}<br>({{Coptic|ⲓⲉ}} = {{IPAslink|e}}) | {{IPAslink|e̞}} |- ![[File:Coptic Sou.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Sou.svg|class=skin-invert|26x26px]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲋ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲋ</span>}} | 6|| [[ϛ]]<br>Ϛ, ϛ[[Stigma (letter)|*]]<br>({{GrGl|Digamma cursive 07}}, {{GrGl|Digamma cursive 04}})||(none) | colspan="4" | (none) |- ![[File:Coptic Zeta-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Zeta-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲍ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲍ</span>}} | 7|| Ζ, ζ || Z, z | {{IPAslink|s}}<br><small>(marked Greek words)</small> |— | {{IPAslink|z}}<br><small>(marked Greek words)</small> | {{IPAslink|z}} |- ![[File:Coptic Eta-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Eta-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲏ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲏ</span>}} | 8|| Η, η || Ē ē | {{IPAslink|e}} | {{IPAslink|e}} | {{IPAslink|æ}}, {{IPAslink|ɑ}}, {{IPAslink|ɪ}} | {{IPAslink|iː}} |- ![[File:Coptic Theta-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Theta-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲑ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲑ</span>}} | 9|| Θ, θ || Th, th | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|t}}{{IPA link|h}}{{IPA|/}} | {{IPAslink|tʰ}} | {{IPAslink|t}} | {{IPAslink|θ}} |- ![[File:Coptic Iota-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Iota-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲓ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲓ</span>}} | 10|| Ι, ι || I, i / J, j | {{IPAslink|iː}}, {{IPAslink|j}} | {{IPAslink|i}}, {{IPAslink|j}}, {{IPAslink|ə}}<br>({{Coptic|ⲓⲉ}} = {{IPAslink|e}}) | {{IPAslink|ɪ}}, {{IPAslink|j}}<br>({{Coptic|ⲓⲉ}} = {{IPAslink|e}}) | {{IPAslink|i}}, {{IPAslink|j}} <small>(before vowels)</small>, {{IPAslink|ɪ}} <small>(after vowels to form diphthongs)</small> |- ![[File:Coptic Kappa-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Kappa-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲕ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲕ</span>}} | 20|| Κ, κ || C, c | {{IPAslink|k}} | {{IPAslink|k}} | colspan="2" | {{IPAslink|k}} |- ![[File:Coptic Laula-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Laula-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲗ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲗ</span>}} | 30|| Λ, λ || L, l | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|l}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Me-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Me-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲙ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲙ</span>}} | 40|| Μ, μ || M, m | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|m}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Ne-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Ne-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲛ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲛ</span>}} | 50|| Ν, ν || N, n | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|n}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Kxi-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Kxi-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲝ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲝ</span>}} | 60|| Ξ, ξ || X, x | colspan="2" | | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|k}}{{IPA link|s}}{{IPA|/}}<br><small>(only in Greek loanwords)</small> | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|k}}{{IPA link|s}}{{IPA|/}}, {{IPA|[}}{{IPA link|e̞}}{{IPA link|k}}{{IPA link|s}}{{IPA|]}} <small>(usually following a consonant, or sometimes when starting a word)</small> |- ![[Image:Coptic Ou-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Ou-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲟ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲟ</span>}} | 70|| Ο, ο || O, o | colspan="2" | {{IPAslink|ɔ}} ({{Coptic|ⲟⲩ}} = {{IPAslink|u}}, {{IPAslink|w}}) | {{IPAslink|o}} ({{Coptic|ⲟⲩ}} = {{IPAslink|u}}, {{IPAslink|w}}) | {{IPAslink|o̞}} ({{Coptic|ⲟⲩ}} = {{IPAslink|u}}) |- ![[Image:Coptic Pi-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Pi-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲡ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲡ</span>}} | 80|| Π, π || P, p | colspan="2" | {{IPAslink|p}} | {{IPAslink|b}} | {{IPAslink|p}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Ro-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Ro-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲣ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲣ</span>}} | 100|| Ρ, ρ || R, r | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|ɾ}}~{{IPAslink|r}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Semma-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Semma-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲥ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲥ</span>}} | 200|| Σ, σ, ς || S, s | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|s}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Tau-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Tau-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲧ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲧ</span>}} | 300|| Τ, τ || T, t | {{IPAslink|t}} | {{IPAslink|t}} | {{IPAslink|d}}<br>(final {{IPAblink|t}}) | {{IPAslink|t}} |- ![[Image:Coptic He-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic He-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲩ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲩ</span>}} | 400|| Υ, υ || U, u | colspan="2" | {{IPAslink|w}} ({{Coptic|ⲟⲩ}} = {{IPAslink|u}}, {{IPAslink|w}}) | {{IPAslink|ɪ}}, {{IPAslink|w}} ({{Coptic|ⲟⲩ}} = {{IPAslink|u}}, {{IPAslink|w}}) | {{IPAslink|i}}, {{IPAslink|w}} <small>(between "{{Coptic|ⲟ}}" and another vowel except "{{Coptic|ⲱ}}")</small>, {{IPAslink|v}} <small>(after {{IPAslink|ɑ}} ({{Coptic|ⲁ}} or {{IPAslink|e̞}} ({{Coptic|ⲉ}}))</small>, {{IPAslink|u}} <small>(digraph "{{Coptic|ⲟⲩ}}")</small> |- ![[Image:Coptic Phi-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Phi-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲫ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲫ</span>}} | 500|| Φ, φ || Ph, ph | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|p}}{{IPA link|h}}{{IPA|/}} | {{IPAslink|pʰ}} | {{IPAslink|b}}~{{IPAslink|f}} | {{IPAslink|f}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Khi-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Khi-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲭ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲭ</span>}} | 600|| Χ, χ || Ch, ch | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|k}}{{IPA link|h}}{{IPA|/}} | {{IPAslink|kʰ}} | {{IPAslink|k}}<br /> | {{IPAslink|k}} <small>(if the word is Coptic in origin)</small>, {{IPAslink|x}} <small>(if the word is Greek in origin)</small>, {{IPAslink|ç}} <small>(if the word is Greek in origin but before {{IPAslink|e̞}} or {{IPAslink|i}})</small> |- ![[Image:Coptic Pxi-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Pxi-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲯ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲯ</span>}} | 700|| Ψ, ψ || Ps, ps | colspan="2" | | {{IPA|[}}{{IPA link|b}}{{IPA link|s}}{{IPA|]}}<br><small>(only in Greek loanwords)</small> | {{IPA|[}}{{IPA link|p}}{{IPA link|s}}{{IPA|]}}, {{IPA|[}}{{IPA link|e̞}}{{IPA link|p}}{{IPA link|s}}{{IPA|]}} <small>(usually following a consonant)</small> |- ![[Image:Coptic O-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic O-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⲱ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⲱ</span>}} | 800|| Ω, ω || Ō, ō | {{IPAslink|o}} | {{IPAslink|o}} | {{IPAslink|oː}} | {{IPAslink|o̞ː}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Sai-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Sai-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϣ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϣ</span>}} |—|| (none) || Ŝ, ŝ / Sh, sh | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|ʃ}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Fai-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Fai-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϥ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϥ</span>}} | 90||[[ϙ]]<br>(numerical value)|| F, f | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|f}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Hai-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Hai-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϧ (Ⳉ)</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϧ (ⳉ)</span>}}<br><ref group="note">Akhmimic dialect uses the letter {{coptic|Ⳉ}} {{coptic|ⳉ}} for {{IPAslink|x}}. No name is recorded.</ref> |—|| (none) || Ĥ, ĥ / Ch, ch | NA | colspan="3" | {{IPAslink|x}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Hori-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Hori-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϩ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϩ</span>}} |—|| (none) || H, h | colspan="4" | {{IPAslink|h}} |- ![[Image:Coptic Dandia-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[Image:Coptic Dandia-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϫ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϫ</span>}}<br><ref group="note" name="cima">{{coptic|Ϫ}} and {{coptic|ϭ}} seemed to have merged in Late Coptic into one phoneme, {{IPAslink|ʃ}}, with {{IPAblink|ɟ}} intervocalically.</ref> |—|| (none) || Ĝ, ĝ / Dj, dj | {{IPAslink|t͡ʃ}} | {{IPAslink|t͡ʃ}} | {{IPAslink|ɟ}} | {{IPAslink|g}}, {{IPAslink|dʒ}} <small>(before {{IPAslink|e̞}} or {{IPAslink|i}})</small> |- ![[File:Coptic Cima-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Cima-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϭ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϭ</span>}}<br><ref group="note" name="cima" /> |—||(none) | Ĉ, ĉ / Tj, tj | {{IPAslink|kʲ}} | {{IPAslink|t͡ʃʰ}} | {{IPAslink|ʃ}} | {{IPAslink|tʃ}}, {{IPA|[}}{{IPA link|e̞}}{{IPA link|tʃ}}{{IPA|]}} <small>(usually following a consonant)</small> |- ![[File:Coptic Ti-maj.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Ti-min.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϯ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ϯ</span>}}<br><ref group="note">When part of the digraph {{coptic|ϯⲉ}}, it is pronounced {{IPA|[de]}} in [[Bohairic]].</ref> |—|| Τι, τι || Ti, ti | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|t}}{{IPA link|i}}{{IPA|/}} | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|t}}i{{IPA|/}} | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|d}}{{IPA link|i}}{{IPA|/}} | {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|t}}{{IPA link|i}}{{IPA|/}} |- ![[File:Coptic Sampi.svg|class=skin-invert]] ![[File:Coptic Sampi.svg|class=skin-invert]] !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ⳁ</span>}} !{{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">ⳁ</span>}} | 900 |[[Sampi|Ϡ,ϡ]]<br>(numerical value) |— |— |— |— |— |} <div style="font-size:111%">{{Reflist|group=note}}</div> === Letters derived from Demotic === In Old Coptic, there were a large number of [[Demotic (Egyptian)|Demotic]] Egyptian characters, including some logograms. This was reduced to seven such characters, used for sounds not covered by the Greek alphabet (plus their modern lowercase forms): {| class="wikitable" |-- ! Hieroglyph ! ! Hieratic ! ! Demotic ! ! Coptic ! <small>{{Abbr|Translit.|Transliteration}}</small> ! Late Coptic {{Abbr|pron.|Pronunciation}} |- | <hiero>SA\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic M8 Prisse - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|30px]] || → || [[File:Demotic-character-š.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϣ</span>}} || {{center|š}} || {{IPAslink|ʃ}} |- | <hiero>f\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic I9 Takelothis - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|80px]] || → || [[File:Demotic-character-f.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϥ</span>}} || {{center|f}} || {{IPAslink|f}} |- | <hiero>M12\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic M12 Prisse - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|30px]] || → || [[File:Demotic-character-ẖ.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϧ</span>}} || {{center|x}}|| {{IPAslink|x}} |- | <hiero>F18\:Y1\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic Y1-ABK Takelothis - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|30px]] || → || [[File:Demotic-character-ḥ-2.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϩ</span>}} || {{center|h}} || {{IPAslink|h}} |- | <hiero>U29\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic U28 Golen - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|30px]]<!--U28/U29 are not distinguished--> || → || [[File:Demotic-character-ḏ-2.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϫ</span>}} || {{center|j}} || {{IPAslink|ɟ}} |- | <hiero>k\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic V31A Elephantine - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|80px]] || → || [[File:Demotic-character-k.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϭ</span>}} || {{center|c}} || {{IPAslink|ʃ}} |- | <hiero>D37\:t\</hiero> || → || [[File:Hieratic D37 PRylands 2 - Möller.png|class=skin-invert|40px]] || → || [[File:Demotic-character-ḏj.png|class=skin-invert|x45px]] | → || {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:190%;">Ϯ</span>}} || {{center|di}} || {{IPA|/}}{{IPA link|d}}{{IPA link|i}}{{IPA|/}} |} === Numerals === Coptic numerals are an [[alphabetic numeral system]] in which numbers are indicated with letters of the alphabet, such as {{coptic|1=<span style="font-size:150%;">ⲫ</span>}} for 500.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode9.0.0/ch07.pdf#G20251 | date=July 2016 | title=Section 7.3: Coptic, Numerical Use of Letters | work=The Unicode Standard | publisher=The Unicode Consortium}}</ref> The numerical value of the letters is based on [[Greek numerals]]. Sometimes numerical use is distinguished from text with a continuous [[overline]] above the letters, as with Greek and [[Cyrillic numerals]].
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