Amount in Words (Arabic & English)
Write an amount in Arabic and English words for cheques and invoices, in every Arab currency, with فقط … لا غير.
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Writing amounts in words, the Arabic way
Cheques, invoices, contracts and receipts state the amount in words as well as figures, so it cannot be altered. In Arabic this is called tafqit (تفقيط) and has its own grammar: the numbers 3 to 10 take the opposite gender to the currency (ثلاثة دنانير but ثلاث ليرات), the currency word changes form with the number (ديناران, دنانير, دينارًا), and two hundred becomes مئتا when a noun follows it.
This tool applies those rules for the dinars, riyals, dirhams, pounds and other currencies of the Arab countries, including the subunits: fils, halalas, piastres, baisa. It handles three-decimal currencies (Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Bahraini, Iraqi, Tunisian and Libyan dinars and the Omani rial), and gives the English wording too.
Why we built this tool
Use it to write a cheque, fill in the "amount in words" line of an invoice or contract, or check what a colleague wrote. The cheque wording فقط … لا غير ("… only") is added by default and can be turned off.
Banks and companies sometimes have their own style (مئة or مائة, where to put the currency name), so compare the result with a previous document from the same place before you sign. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Tips and common mistakes
- Type the amount with a point for decimals; Arabic digits (١٢٣) and separators work too.
- For dinars with three decimals, 125.5 means 125 dinars and 500 fils.
- Copy the Arabic and English lines separately with their own buttons.
- Write the figures on the cheque exactly as typed here, so words and figures match.
Quick start: using Amount in Words (Arabic & English)
- Type the amount in figures.
- Choose the currency.
- Copy the Arabic or English wording.
- Turn off فقط … لا غير if the document does not use it.
To convert between currencies first, use Currency Converter; for percentages and VAT, Percentage Calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Why does 3 dinars say ثلاثة but 3 liras say ثلاث?
In Arabic the numbers 3 to 10 take the opposite gender to the thing counted. Dinar is masculine, so ثلاثة دنانير; lira is feminine, so ثلاث ليرات.
Which currencies are supported?
The Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Bahraini, Iraqi, Algerian, Tunisian and Libyan dinars, the Saudi and Qatari riyals and the Omani rial, the UAE and Moroccan dirhams, the Egyptian, Lebanese and Syrian pounds, the US dollar and the euro.
Is this valid for my bank?
It follows standard Arabic grammar and common cheque wording, but banks can have their own rules. Check against one of their documents when in doubt.