, from jꜥr(“to rise, climb”); however, on phonetic grounds, Gundacker, following Fecht, argues for an origin in Egyptianwrrt(“White Crown, uraeus”, literally “the great one”) instead.[1]
A representation of the sacredasp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
20 May 1914, The Times, col. A, page 7:
In front is an inlaid cobra, the Royal uræus, and around the band are attached 15 rosettes, each composed of four flowers and four leaves of openwork inlaid.
1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
even a fair amount of the gold His caravans returned from the Granite Mountains near the Red Sea, were now being fashioned by royal artisans into amulets, breast pieces, gold collars, bracelets, scarabs, uraei, even gold and silver shabti […].
2004, Michael Haag, Egypt, page 305:
In the small chamber opposite are Isis and Selket, and Nefertari's cartouche between two uraeuses.
Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 37
*ūbaeus (The accusative form ūbaeum is attested as a Latin translation of Ancient Greekοὐβαῖον(oubaîon). See alternative forms at οὐραῖος (Etymology 2).)