No. 2,135 in Arabic

قيس

"قيس" is an Arabic name meaning "measure" or "strength."

In a sentence

قيس طول الطاولة باستخدام المتر.
Measure the length of the table using the measuring tape.
In this sentence, 'قيس' is used as a verb in imperative form to instruct someone to measure something.
قيس شخصية رائعة في التاريخ العربي.
Qais is an incredible character in Arabic history.
Here, 'قيس' is a proper noun referring to a person's name.
يعتمد نجاح التجربة على قيس مدى التغير.
The success of the experiment depends on measuring the degree of change.
In this context, 'قيس' is part of the phrase that means 'measuring,' derived from the noun form.

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