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Number to Arabic words (Tafqeet):
for cheques and invoices

Type an amount and get it in Arabic words, ready for a cheque.

How to use Number to Arabic words (Tafqeet)

  1. 01Type the amountDigits, with decimals if needed.
  2. 02Pick the currencySAR, AED, KWD, EGP…
  3. 03Copy the wordsPaste on the cheque.
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1,235.50 → ألف ومائتان وخمسة وثلاثون ريالاً.

Choose the currency and the tool writes the amount in correct Arabic, with the right noun form for every number and the subunit (halala, fils, piastre), plus «فقط … لا غير» for cheques.

Tafqeet (تفقيط) writes an amount in Arabic words, as banks require on cheques: «فقط ألف ومائتان وخمسة وثلاثون ريالاً سعودياً وخمسون هللة لا غير». Pick the currency and the tool chooses the right form of every number and noun. It runs in your browser.

Currencies

  • Saudi riyal with halalas, UAE dirham with fils, Qatari riyal with dirhams.
  • Kuwaiti, Bahraini and Jordanian dinar and Omani riyal, each with 1,000 subunits (fils or baisa), so type three decimals: 350.250.
  • Egyptian pound with piastres and US dollar with cents.
  • No currency: just the number in words.

Arabic grammar handled

  • 1 and 2: «ريال واحد»، «ريالان».
  • 3 to 10: plural noun and reversed gender: «ثلاثة ريالات»، «ثلاث هللات».
  • 11 to 99: singular noun with tanween: «أحد عشر ريالاً».
  • Hundreds, thousands and millions: «مائة ريال»، «ألفا ريال»، «ثلاثة آلاف ريال».
  • Numbers are written in the nominative style used on cheques and invoices.

«فقط … لا غير»

Cheques usually start the words with «فقط» (only) and end with «لا غير» (nothing more), so nothing can be added. The option is on by default; untick it for invoices or letters.

At a glance

Price
Free. No sign-up, no watermark.
Privacy
Your text stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Works in
Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on phones and computers

Questions

What is tafqeet?

Tafqeet (تفقيط) means writing an amount in words, as banks require on cheques so the figure can’t be changed.

Which currencies are supported?

Saudi riyal, UAE dirham, Kuwaiti dinar, Qatari riyal, Omani riyal, Bahraini dinar, Egyptian pound, Jordanian dinar and US dollar, or no currency.

Is anything sent to a server?

No. The words are worked out in your browser.

Do I type commas?

You can type 1,235.50 or 1235.50. Arabic-Indic digits (١٢٣) work too.

Is the wording accepted by banks?

It follows standard Arabic grammar for amounts. Always compare the words with the figure before you sign, and follow your bank’s own instructions if they differ.

What if the words and the figure don’t match?

In Saudi Arabia the words win: a SAMA circular based on the Commercial Papers Law says that when the amount in words and in figures differ, the amount in words counts. So check the words carefully before you sign.