A new book titled "5,000 Questions and Answers in Qatari Heritage" by Qatari writer Noora Mohammed Al Naama has been recently published through the Dar Al Thaqafa for Printing, Press, Publishing, and Distribution.
The book comes in the form of a scientific encyclopedia on Qatari heritage in two parts, each with 5,000 heritage questions and answers. The author devoted the first 790-page part to the introduction of Qatari words arranged alphabetically. A simplified definition of the contents of these words is given to the reader. For example, the letter "A" includes 1,530 old words, some of which have been dissolved and some of which are still in circulation. For example, the author explains the word "al husbah" as the second largest and prettiest type of pearl after ''al danah''.
The second 707-page part contains popular examples, puzzles, popular questions, group classification, word miniature and what is meant by the sentence, with an explanation of the old popular examples.
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), writer Noora Mohammed Al Naama said the book took approximately ten years of research, writing, work and follow-up, noting that it has moved away from the academic template to emerge as an informative framework in the form of contests, puzzles and multiple choices that benefit the reader in doing competitions between parents, friends, relatives and schools to establish a national identity, and revitalize what has been forgotten about in an interesting, endearing and easy way, and to connect people with their past, present and future.
The compilation of the two parts depends on the different environments of the Qatari, from the sea to the Sahara to what's in between. Some words and meanings differed because of that, representing the Qatari and their heritage.
Author Noora Mohammed Al Naama graduated from Qatar University, specializing in Qatari heritage. She prepared cultural and heritage programs on Qatar Radio, Qatar TV and Al-Rayyan TV, and wrote numerous articles on Qatari heritage and culture in local newspapers.
