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 linguistics for 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	Mahweet Uni.	Member
3	Prof. Fatoum Ali Hasan Al-Ahdal	External Examiner	Hodeidah Uni.	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.