Quick answer: 12.500 BHD in words is اثنا عشر ديناراً بحرينياً وخمسمائة فلس, "twelve Bahraini dinars and five hundred fils".
How it's calculated
One Bahraini dinar is 1,000 fils, so amounts have three decimals: 12.5 BHD means 12 dinars and 500 fils. The dinars come first, then و and the fils.
دينار and فلس are both masculine, so the number takes the same form with each: سبعة دنانير وسبعة فلوس، اثنا عشر ديناراً واثنا عشر فلساً. After 3 to 10 the plurals are دنانير and فلوس; from 11 to 99 the singular with tanween (ديناراً، فلساً); after hundreds the plain singular (مائة فلس).
The adjective بحريني follows the dinar: دينار بحريني، ديناران بحرينيان، دنانير بحرينية، ديناراً بحرينياً. In English, fils does not change: one fils, five hundred fils. The general rules are on the number to words page.
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Worked examples
- 12.500 BHD (12 takes اثنا عشر and ديناراً): اثنا عشر ديناراً بحرينياً وخمسمائة فلس · twelve Bahraini dinars and five hundred fils
- 2.002 BHD (dual for both nouns): ديناران بحرينيان وفلسان · two Bahraini dinars and two fils
- 7.001 BHD (one fils: فلس واحد): سبعة دنانير بحرينية وفلس واحد · seven Bahraini dinars and one fils
- 0.100 BHD (fils only, after a hundred): مائة فلس · one hundred fils
- 1,250.750 BHD (cheque style): فقط ألف ومائتان وخمسون ديناراً بحرينياً وسبعمائة وخمسون فلساً لا غير · One thousand two hundred and fifty Bahraini dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils only
Dinar and fils forms
Both nouns are masculine. The fils part can be anything from 1 to 999.
| Number | Dinar | Fils |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | دينار بحريني واحد | فلس واحد |
| 2 | ديناران بحرينيان | فلسان |
| 3–10 | سبعة دنانير بحرينية | سبعة فلوس |
| 11–99 | اثنا عشر ديناراً بحرينياً | اثنا عشر فلساً |
| 100–999 | مائة دينار بحريني | مائة فلس |
Frequently asked questions
How many fils are in a Bahraini dinar?
1,000. ISO 4217 lists the Bahraini dinar with three decimal places, like the Kuwaiti dinar and the Omani rial.
How do I write 100 fils?
مائة فلس in Arabic and "one hundred fils" in English. Type it as 0.100 (or 0.1).
Why is it ديناران بحرينيان and not ديناران اثنان?
The dual already says "two", so no number word is added. The adjective goes into the dual too: بحرينيان.
Who issues the Bahraini dinar?
The Central Bank of Bahrain.
Is it the same as tafqit for Kuwaiti dinars?
The grammar is the same, since both are dinars of 1,000 fils; only the adjective changes (بحريني or كويتي). Kuwaiti amounts have their own page: Kuwaiti dinar tafqit.
Is the amount I enter sent or saved?
No. The words are generated in your browser, and nothing you type leaves your device or appears in the address bar.