Doha: The Qatari Forum for Authors has launched a new book within the "Sports Excerpts" event, which it presents through its YouTube channel and social media platforms, with the aim of introducing the most important sports books in Qatar.
In a new episode, the forum hosted writer and linguist Dr. Ahmed Al Janabi to talk about the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Dr. Al Janabi said: "This version is the first of its kind in Arabic at the level of the World Cup and Sports in Qatar through which, I tried to collect words, expressions, phrases, terms, structures, abbreviations and numbers circulating in stadiums and in fan areas. This also makes it a dictionary of sports tourism in Qatar through the words needed by player, sports commentator, and all workers, fans, and those interested in sports and football."
He stressed that he was keen to have the bilingual dictionary, in the most widely used English language in the modern era, and its equivalent in Arabic, the language of the host country, to deliver a message to the world that Arabic keeps pace with all events and occasions and can express everything, including sports, football, and the World Cup event, as the Arabic language is a language that keeps pace with semantic development, and a sports language, so to speak.
He pointed out that all the countries that hosted the World Cup had provided a dictionary in their language in exchange for a second and a third language, and when it was the turn of Qatar, the author felt, by virtue of his lexical specialization, that it was his linguistic duty to present this version in both English and Arabic, welcoming the guests of the World Championship which is being held for the first time in an Arab country. The version was published as a free electronic copy available for publication and distribution in order to reach the hands of millions of World Cup guests in Qatar and to millions of others who follow from near and afar.
Concluding, Dr. Al Janabi emphasized that this publication is an invitation to speakers of Arabic and other languages to get acquainted with sport phrases, which are eloquent words and have evidence since the pre-Islamic era and Arabic literature in general, and also have a presence in our traditions and it is very possible for us to evaluate this global event according to our customs, culture, traditions and even our language with an imprint of our identity that appeared in the construction of stadiums and in the accompanying activities and other events.
Source: QNA
