Ismarragam

**Ismarragam** is the set of number names given to the Argam numerals. It was intended to make "English" sounding names for the numerals, with minimal syllables for the very smallest numerals, retaining existing numeral names for the ten decimal digits.

## Etymology

*Ismarragam* derives from Arabic, meaning "number names".

## Methods of generating ismarragam for numerals

### Using Argam prefixes and suffixes

> *See also: List of Argam prefixes and suffixes*
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Using Argam prefixes and suffixes are only required for composite Argam numerals. Some larger numbers could also have two or more names, such as digit-420 "kinsezzen" (

5
×
7
×
12

{\displaystyle {\displaystyle 5\times 7\times 12}}

) could also be named "exsevess" (

6
×
7

×
10

{\displaystyle {\displaystyle 6\times 7}\times 10}

).

Below are steps of how to generate ismarragam for a **composite** Argam numeral, with an example:

### Prime Argam numerals

> *See also: Argam Primes-to-Elements reference*
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Prime Argam numbers, starting from digit-17 (zote), are based on the chemical elements. The ismarragam mostly comes from the first syllable (two if one is not possible) of the Latin name of the element (i.e., Element 51 is "antimony", but "stibium" is used because of the symbol Sb, giving digit-233, the 51st prime, the name "stibb"). There are exceptions to this when the name cannot work, the name for digit-17 (Nitrogen, N, "zote" was likely developed before the idea of naming primes after elements were well established, digit-443 (Radon, Rn) is named "nite" instead of "rade" for that "rade" is already been used for digit-457 (Radium, Ra), "nite" deriving from *niton*, the proposed name for this element)

Elements with "g" sounds are changed to "k" sounds (e.g., the prime Argam equivalent of "magnesium" becomes "mack", and not "mag", as well as "oganesson" becomes "oke", and not "oge". As names of chemical elements can only provide names to digit-647, few variants of names are used for larger prime Argam.

## Variants of Ismarragam

There are currently other variants of ismarragam that are used or proposed. This section excludes variants that only change names for large prime numbers (see section above).

### Alternate Names

Composite digits have different factors and therefore its ismarragam could be constructed differently. For example, digit-420 "kinsezzen" (kin-seff-zen, 5 × 7 × 12) could also be called "exsevess" (ex-seff-dess, 6 × 7 × 10) or "seshock" (seff-shock, 7 × 60), which all are valid, though some are preferred than others. Ismarragam could be changed to fit different numeral systems when seen fit. For example, digits 24 "troct" (tri-oct, 3 × 8) and 32 "cadoct" (cad-oct, 4 × 8) may be preferred over "cadex" (cad-ex, 4 × 6) and "twive" (twice-five, 25) respectively in a tetrasexagesimal (base sixty-four) environment, giving the two numbers names that fit better with the rest of the multiples of eight {eight, tess, tr**oct**, cad**oct**, kin**oct**, ex**oct**, sev**oct**}.

### Counting ismarragam

Main article: *Counting Ismarragam*

The **counting** ismarragam, **casual** ismarragam or **informal** ismarragam is a variant of ismarragam that reduces the syllables of each name to facilitate counting or reading a string of argam numerals. It is only developed for smaller numbers, and shares a similar naming scheme to MBeargam.

### Modularly symmetric prime ismarragam

The "im-" prefix is added to the ismarragam

n

{\displaystyle n}

 to signify the digit

b
−
n

{\displaystyle b-n}

 in base

b

{\displaystyle b}

. For example, in hexatrigesimal (base thirty-six), digit-19 "ax" could alternatively be called "imote" (im+zote).

### Valerian Rearranged ismarragam

Some larger argam have formal ismarragam that can be split into several ismarragam for smaller numbers without modification or simplification. For instance, Digit-110 is "desell" (from "dess" and "ell") and can be confused with dess (10) and ell (11) separately. The rearranged ismarragam rearranges, modifies the name parts or uses other factors of the number to avoid such confusion. This variant is still under development and many ismarragam may be weathered over time.

#### Alternate root words for dess (10) and ell (11)

Like two through nine, dess and ell now have their own prefix and suffix that differs from their own name. Multiples of dess and ell use the root words {dr-, -dek} and {le-, -ell} deriving from the root words "deka-" and "leva" from the SDN. Note that these are alternate names and are not considered canon, they are just ideas that can be used in place of the canonical names when seen fit.

* Multiples of dess: {dess, score, kinex, kinoct, kiness, shock, sevess, kintess, novess, kent, drell ("desell" conflicts with "dess ell"), hund, desithe, dreff ("dezeff" conflicts with "dess zeff"), exquint, kintwive, drote ("desote" conflicts with "dess zote"), zenchick, drax ("dessax" conflicts with "dess ax"), ocquint ("descore" conflicts with "dess score", "drore" may be confused with "desore"), kinexeff, cadkinell, desore, trikintess, drint ("desquint" conflicts with "dess quint"), cadkinithe, kinexove, kinsevoct, dreve ("desneve" conflicts with "dess neve", kinexess ("zenquint" conflicts with "zen quint")}
* Multiples of ell: {ell, dell, trell, cadell, kinell, exell, sevell, octell, novell, drell, ellent, lezen, levithe, lezeff, lechick, letess, levote, ledine, levax, cadkinell, trisevell, ledell, levore, ledex, lequint, thidell}

Other alternate root words

* tess (16): ract, -ract
* zote (17): azo-, -ote
* dine (18): dinove-, -dine, -dinove
* ax (19): hox-, -ox

## References

1. ↑ Arqam Reference? - Dozensonline
2. ↑ Rykami Argam | Study of Nomenclature
3. ↑ https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/dozensonline/viewtopic.php?p=40023903#p40023903
4. ↑ https://dozenal.org/drupal/sites\_bck/default/files/DSA\_kodegadulo\_sdn.pdf
5. ↑ https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/dozensonline/the-origin-and-principles-of-the-argam-numerals-t2360.html

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