--- title: The word "Saudi" is derived from the element as-Suʿūdīyya in the Ara… — Saudi Arabia · tree and pragmatics description: The word "Saudi" is derived from the element as-Suʿūdīyya in the Arabic name of the country, which is a type of adjective known as a nisba, formed from the dynastic name of the Saudi royal family, the Al Saud (آل سعود). Who acts: Arabic name. 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The word "Saudi" is derived from the element as-Suʿūdīyya in the Arabic name of the country, which is a type of adjective known as a nisba, formed from the dynastic name of the Saudi royal family, the Al Saud (آل سعود). **Who acts:** Arabic name · **What happens:** derive, be, know, form, name · **To what, where:** word, element, type, adjective, dynastic name, country This is a sentence of the English Wikipedia article «Saudi Arabia». The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Arabic name), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. The article's note marks are left out of the parse. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = wikipedia:Saudi_Arabia:29 # text = The word "Saudi" is derived from the element as-Suʿūdīyya in the Arabic name of the country, which is a type of adjective known as a nisba, formed from the dynastic name of the Saudi royal family, the Al Saud (آل سعود). 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Saudi Saudi ADJ NNP Degree=Pos 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 derived derive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 element element NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 as as ADP IN _ 13 case _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 Suʿūdīyya Suʿūdīyya PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 Arabic arabic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 24 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 type type NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 conj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 adjective adjective NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 28 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 acl _ _ 29 as as ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 nisba nisba NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 conj _ _ 34 from from ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 36 dynastic dynastic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 40 Saudi Saudi PROPN NNP _ 42 compound _ _ 41 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 Al Al PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 conj _ _ 46 Saud Saud PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 flat _ _ 47 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 آل آل NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 compound _ _ 49 سعود سعود NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **derive** | present · passive | | the word | | the element | | as Suʿūdīyya; in the Arabic name of the country and a type | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from element=Material | | 2 | **is a** | present | the Arabic name of the country and a type | a type | | | | of adjective | tree rules | | 3 | **know** | participle | | adjective *not said here* | | | | as a nisba | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as nisba=Attribute | | 4 | **form** | participle | | | | the dynastic name of the Saudi royal family and the Al | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **name** | | | the country | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 6 | **name** | | | the Saudi royal family and the Al | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** the English Wikipedia, «Saudi Arabia», revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, CC BY-SA 4.0. **Tree:** Mova's own parse, CC BY-SA 4.0 as the text is. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the article read in order, CC BY-SA 4.0. - ← previous: [sentence 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Saudi_Arabia/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Saudi_Arabia/30/) - ↑ back to [Saudi Arabia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Saudi_Arabia/)