The word has been connected with Ancient Macedonian ἀβαρύ (abarú, “oregano, marjoram”). If this is accepted, the variation μ/β points to a Pre-Greek origin, which is probable anyhow. According to Beekes, the connection with Sanskrit मरुवक (maruvaka, “marjoram”) must be wrong.
ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκον • (amā́rakon) n (genitive ἀμᾱράκου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκον tò amā́rakon |
τὼ ἀμᾱρᾰ́κω tṑ amārákō |
τᾰ̀ ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκᾰ tà amā́raka | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἀμᾱρᾰ́κου toû amārákou |
τοῖν ἀμᾱρᾰ́κοιν toîn amārákoin |
τῶν ἀμᾱρᾰ́κων tôn amārákōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἀμᾱρᾰ́κῳ tôi amārákōi |
τοῖν ἀμᾱρᾰ́κοιν toîn amārákoin |
τοῖς ἀμᾱρᾰ́κοις toîs amārákois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκον tò amā́rakon |
τὼ ἀμᾱρᾰ́κω tṑ amārákō |
τᾰ̀ ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκᾰ tà amā́raka | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκον amā́rakon |
ἀμᾱρᾰ́κω amārákō |
ἀμᾱ́ρᾰκᾰ amā́raka | ||||||||||
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