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 • (săndărắkē) f (genitive σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη hē săndărắkē |
τὼ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱ tṑ săndărắkā |
αἱ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́και hai săndărắkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κης tês săndărắkēs |
τοῖν σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́καιν toîn săndărắkain |
τῶν σᾰνδᾰρᾰκῶν tôn săndărăkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κῃ têi săndărắkēi |
τοῖν σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́καιν toîn săndărắkain |
ταῖς σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́καις taîs săndărắkais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κην tḕn săndărắkēn |
τὼ σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱ tṑ săndărắkā |
τᾱ̀ς σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱς tā̀s săndărắkās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη săndărắkē |
σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κᾱ săndărắkā |
σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́και săndărắkai | ||||||||||
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