Master’s Degree Awarded to Mr. Abdulmalek Zaid in Linguistics

Mr. Abdulmalek Abdo Saleh Zaid was awarded a Master’s degree in the major of linguisticsfor his thesis titled “Transformational Phenomena in Surah An-Nisa,” which was submitted to Department of Arabic Language, Faculty of Languages- Sana’a University. The defense was held on Thursday, October 16, 2025. The MA Viva-voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Post-Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following members:

#	Committee Members	Designation	University	Position
1	Assoc. Prof. Khaled Abdulhaleem Al-Absi	Internal Examiner	Sana’a Uni.	Member
2	Prof. Ali Qaed Abdo Sinan	Main Supervisor	MahweetUni.	Member
3	Prof. Fatoum Ali Hasan Al-Ahdal	External Examiner	HodeidahUni.	Chair

 The study aimed to:

• Link Arabic Grammar (Nahw) with Transformational Theory and its applications within the Holy Qur’an.
• Enrich linguistic studies through the examination of transformational phenomena in Surah An-Nisa.

Key findings of the study include:

• The concept of Transformation is deeply rooted in Arabic Grammar (Nahw).
• Ellipsis is a transformational phenomenon, and the recovery of the omitted elements depends on both linguistic and rhetorical rules.
• The study demonstrated transformational phenomena in general structures and in both nominal and verbal sentences.
• The conditions and motivations for transformation are tied to preventing ambiguity, the presence of a textual clue indicating the omitted element, and the consideration of meaning.

The study strongly recommended studying Chomsky’s Transformational Theory in details, free from bias towards a specific national linguistic heritage. The study was examined and recommended by the Viva-Voce Committee for acceptance and approval. The defense was attended by a number of academics, researchers, interested individuals, in addition to the candidate’s colleagues and family members.