Long taken to be an Oriental loanword from an unknown source; Akkadian 𒅆𒅎𒌈 (ši-im-tum /šindu, simṭu, šimtu/, “pigment, paint, glue, varnish”) + Akkadian 𒅊 (ar-qu /arqu, warqu, barqu, irqu/, “yellow”), as Akkadian 𒅆𒅎𒌈 𒅊 (/šindu arqu/, “orpiment”, literally “yellow paint”) suggested already by Thompson is possible, but not specifically attested. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the variation "κ/χ".
Has been connected with the synonymous Middle Armenian ջնարակ (ǰnarak).
σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη • (sandarákē) f (genitive σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη hē sandarákē |
τὼ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱ tṑ sandarákā |
αἱ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́και hai sandarákai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κης tês sandarákēs |
τοῖν σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́καιν toîn sandarákain |
τῶν σᾰνδᾰρᾰκῶν tôn sandarakôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κῃ têi sandarákēi |
τοῖν σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́καιν toîn sandarákain |
ταῖς σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́καις taîs sandarákais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κην tḕn sandarákēn |
τὼ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱ tṑ sandarákā |
τᾱ̀ς σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱς tā̀s sandarákās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη sandarákē |
σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱ sandarákā |
σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́και sandarákai | ||||||||||
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