Northern dialects show regressive assimilation by palalatalisation, e.g. Bohairic ϣⲁϣⲓ† [ˈʃa.ʃɪ] vs Sahidic ⲥⲁϣⲉ† [ˈsa.ʃə] < sḫw
Coptic word of the ⲥⲁϣⲉ bitter

as in Mani, Ep. 75.16-17 (ed. Gardner)
ⲛⲉⲩ-ⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧ-ⲥⲁϣⲉ
"their bitter thoughts"

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