ʾ a ṯ rt ▁or ▁a ▁later ▁borrow ing ▁of ▁the ▁C ana an ite ▁' A sh er ah '. ▁We ▁could ▁therefore ▁assert ▁that ▁the ▁root ▁of ▁both ▁names ▁is ▁ ʾ š rt , ▁and ▁we ▁could ▁infer ▁an ▁et ym ological ▁connection ▁between ▁Ash ira ▁and ▁Ath irat . ▁ ▁The ▁Arab ic ▁root ▁ ʼ ṯ r ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁meaning ▁to ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁indicating ▁' to ▁t read ' ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ash ira ▁as ▁" l ady ▁of ▁the ▁sea ", ▁especially ▁as ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁root ▁y mm ▁also ▁means ▁' se a '. ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁recently ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁god dess ▁name ▁Ath irat ▁might ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁pass ive ▁partici ple ▁form , ▁referring ▁to ▁" one ▁followed ▁by ▁( the ▁gods )", ▁that ▁is , ▁" pro - gen it ress ▁or ▁origin at ress ", ▁corresponding ▁with ▁Ash er ah ' s ▁image ▁as ▁the ▁' m other ▁of ▁the ▁gods ' ▁in ▁U gar it ic ▁literature . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Al - Lat ▁An at ▁Kh ir bet ▁el - Q om ▁Kun til let ▁ ʿ A j r ud ▁List ▁of ▁fert ility ▁de ities ▁List ▁of ▁C ana an ite ▁de ities ▁Ne hus ht an ▁Sem it ic ▁ne op agan ism ▁She k hin ah ▁U gar it ▁ 2 1 4 ▁A sch era ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁.