Write a number in Arabic words
Type the amount in figures and get it in words, the way it is written on a cheque, an invoice or a contract.
Conversion happens in your browser; the number is never sent to a server.
Why the amount is written out
Because a figure can be altered after signing and words cannot. That is why banks and contracts ask for the amount twice — in figures and in words — and close the sentence with «فقط لا غير» so nothing can be appended. Where the two disagree, the written form governs.
The agreement rules this follows
Reversal from 3 to 10
Three through ten take the opposite gender from the noun they count: ثلاثة رجال for a masculine noun, ثلاث نساء for a feminine one. This is the rule most tools get wrong.
Agreement for 1, 2, 11 and 12
ريال واحد, أحد عشر / إحدى عشرة — here the number agrees rather than reverses.
The tamyīz follows the last component
In a compound number the final element governs, not the magnitude: مائة ألف but مائتان وأربعة وثلاثون ألفًا.
The currency carries its gender
ريال is masculine, ليرة feminine, هللة feminine — hence خمس وسبعون هللة and not خمسة وسبعون.
Where tafqit is used
- Cheques and promissory notes, where words are mandatory
- Invoices and e-invoicing
- Contracts and payslips
- Official documents and government paperwork
- Teaching number agreement in Arabic lessons
Common questions
What does tafqit mean?
Writing a number in words rather than figures, usually closed with «فقط لا غير» so nothing can be added to the amount afterwards. The word comes from the root فقط, which marks restriction.
Are minor units handled?
Yes. The Saudi riyal is a hundred halalas, but the Kuwaiti, Bahraini, Omani, Jordanian, Tunisian and Libyan dinars are a thousand fils or millimes — so 1.5 KWD is five hundred fils, not fifty.
مائة or مئة?
Both are correct. مائة is usual in Gulf official documents, مئة in modern writing. You can switch between them.
Is the amount sent to a server?
No. The whole conversion runs in your browser. That is deliberate: the numbers people convert here are contract values and salaries.
Is there an API?
Yes, in preparation — join the early-access list to embed tafqit in your invoicing or accounting system.
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