Numbers to Arabic words (tafqeet)

1. Type the number or amount.
2. Choose a currency, or leave “Plain number”.
3. Press Copy.

Type a number or an amount of money and get it written out in Arabic words, ready for a cheque, invoice or contract. Pick a currency to get the right noun forms, such as ثلاثة ريالات, أحد عشر ريالًا and مائتا ريال.

For example, 1250.75 Saudi riyals becomes “فقط ألف ومائتان وخمسون ريالًا سعوديًا وخمس وسبعون هللةً لا غير”.

To switch the digits in the same document between 0123 and ٠١٢٣, use the Arabic digit converter. To write the rest of the text in Arabic, use the Arabic keyboard.

Enter an amount in Moroccan dirham and copy it as Arabic words. The tool uses the right forms for the main unit and the centime, for example دراهم مغربية after 3 to 10.

In Morocco, cheques and contracts usually spell out the amount in dirhams and centimes together, even for round numbers.

An invoice total of 780.25 MAD becomes “سبعمائة وثمانون درهمًا مغربيًا وخمسة وعشرون سنتيمًا”, and the same amount wrapped for a cheque becomes “فقط ثلاثة آلاف وأربعمائة وخمسون درهمًا مغربيًا وخمسون سنتيمًا لا غير”.

Morocco’s dirham splits into 100 centimes, the same split most currencies on this list use.

Transfers and remittances. Write the dirham amount in words on a hawala or remittance slip.

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Enter an amount in Saudi riyal and copy it as Arabic words. The tool uses the right forms for the main unit and the halala, for example ريالات سعودية after 3 to 10.

Saudi cheque forms set the riyal amount in words at the top of the form, which is where the word “tafqeet” comes from.

An invoice total of 4999.00 SAR becomes “أربعة آلاف وتسعمائة وتسعة وتسعون ريالًا سعوديًا”, and the same amount wrapped for a cheque becomes “فقط اثنا عشر ألفًا وسبعمائة وخمسون ريالًا سعوديًا وخمس وعشرون هللةً لا غير”.

The riyal is the currency named on most Gulf cheque forms outside the UAE and Kuwait.

Payroll and offer letters. State a Saudi salary amount in words on a payslip or offer letter.

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Enter an amount in UAE dirham and copy it as Arabic words. The tool uses the right forms for the main unit and the fils, for example دراهم إماراتية after 3 to 10.

UAE companies often need an Arabic line next to the English one on cheques and letter-of-credit documents, so having the wording ready saves a step.

An invoice total of 1500.00 AED becomes “ألف وخمسمائة درهم إماراتي”, and the same amount wrapped for a cheque becomes “فقط ثمانية آلاف وستمائة درهم إماراتي وأربعون فلسًا لا غير”.

The UAE dirham has been pegged to the US dollar since 1997, at roughly 3.67 to 1.

Letters of credit. Add the dirham amount in words to an LC or other trade-finance document.

Use AED above

Enter an amount in Egyptian pound and copy it as Arabic words. The tool uses the right forms for the main unit and the piastre, for example جنيهات مصرية after 3 to 10.

Egyptian invoices commonly give the pound amount in words under the printed total, including the قرش for amounts that aren’t round.

An invoice total of 2750.50 EGP becomes “ألفان وسبعمائة وخمسون جنيهًا مصريًا وخمسون قرشًا”, and the same amount wrapped for a cheque becomes “فقط خمسة آلاف ومائة وخمسة وعشرون جنيهًا مصريًا وخمسة وسبعون قرشًا لا غير”.

The pound’s subunit, قرش (piastre), is still printed on older Egyptian coins.

Receipts and vouchers. Write the pound amount in words on a cash receipt or voucher.

Use EGP above

Enter an amount in Kuwaiti dinar and copy it as Arabic words. The tool uses the right forms for the main unit and the fils, for example دنانير كويتية after 3 to 10.

Because the fils is counted to three decimal places instead of two, Kuwaiti payroll slips and cheques can look unfamiliar to anyone used to a 100-fils subunit; this tool gets it right automatically.

An invoice total of 275.750 KWD becomes “مائتان وخمسة وسبعون دينارًا كويتيًا وسبعمائة وخمسون فلسًا”, and the same amount wrapped for a cheque becomes “فقط تسعمائة وأربعون دينارًا كويتيًا وخمسمائة فلس لا غير”.

The dinar splits into 1,000 fils, not 100 — that’s why this page uses three decimal places instead of two.

Payroll slips. Show a Kuwaiti salary amount in words, to the fils, on a payslip.

Use KWD above

Enter an amount in US dollar and copy it as Arabic words. The tool uses the right forms for the main unit and the cent, for example دولارات أمريكية after 3 to 10.

Dollar amounts written out in Arabic show up on invoices from Gulf and Levant firms that bill international clients in USD but still issue their paperwork in Arabic.

An invoice total of 1899.95 USD becomes “ألف وثمانمائة وتسعة وتسعون دولارًا أمريكيًا وخمسة وتسعون سنتًا”, and the same amount wrapped for a cheque becomes “فقط ألفان وثلاثمائة دولار أمريكي لا غير”.

Used here for invoices billed in dollars to Gulf or Levant clients who still want the amount written in Arabic.

Cross-border invoices. Add the dollar amount in words to an invoice billed to a Gulf or Levant client.

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• Correct number forms

  Handles gender, dual forms, and the singular noun after 11 and above.

• Six currencies

  Moroccan dirham, Saudi riyal, UAE dirham, Egyptian pound, Kuwaiti dinar and US dollar, or a plain number.

• Fractions

  Digits after the point become the small unit, such as هللة or فلس.

• Cheque style

  Adds فقط and لا غير with one tick.

• Large numbers

  Works up to 999,999,999,999.

• Private

  The amount stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

• Cheques

  Fill in the amount in words.

• Invoices and receipts

  Add the total in words under the figures.

• Contracts

  Write amounts in words, then check the wording.

• Learning

  See how Arabic number forms change.

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