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Tafqit in UAE Dirhams: Amount in Words for Cheques

Type an amount in UAE dirhams and fils and get it in Arabic and English words, ready for a cheque, invoice or tenancy contract.

UAE dirhams and fils (100 fils = 1 dirham)

AED

Up to 2 decimal places. Arabic digits (١٢٣) work too.

2,000.50 AED

Arabic (tafqit)

ألفا درهم إماراتي وخمسون فلساً

English

two thousand UAE dirhams and fifty fils

Quick answer: 2,000.50 AED in words is ألفا درهم إماراتي وخمسون فلساً, or "two thousand UAE dirhams and fifty fils".

How it's calculated

One UAE dirham is 100 fils, so amounts have two decimals. The dirhams come first, then و and the fils: 2,000.50 is ألفا درهم إماراتي وخمسون فلساً.

Both nouns are masculine, so the number takes the same form for dirhams and fils: ثلاثة دراهم وثلاثة فلوس، أحد عشر درهماً وأحد عشر فلساً. The plurals are irregular: درهم becomes دراهم and فلس becomes فلوس after 3 to 10. From 11 to 99 both go back to the singular with tanween: درهماً، فلساً.

The adjective إماراتي follows the dirham: درهم إماراتي، درهمان إماراتيان، دراهم إماراتية، درهماً إماراتياً. In English, fils does not change in the plural: one fils, fifty fils. The general rules are on the number to words page.

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Worked examples

  • 2,000.50 AED (2,000 in construct: ألفا): ألفا درهم إماراتي وخمسون فلساً · two thousand UAE dirhams and fifty fils
  • 3.05 AED (plurals دراهم and فلوس): ثلاثة دراهم إماراتية وخمسة فلوس · three UAE dirhams and five fils
  • 12.12 AED (12 with two masculine nouns): اثنا عشر درهماً إماراتياً واثنا عشر فلساً · twelve UAE dirhams and twelve fils
  • 0.25 AED (fils only): خمسة وعشرون فلساً · twenty-five fils
  • 1,500.00 AED (cheque style): فقط ألف وخمسمائة درهم إماراتي لا غير · One thousand five hundred UAE dirhams only

Dirham and fils forms

Both nouns are masculine, so the number words match; only the nouns differ.

NumberDirhamFils
1درهم إماراتي واحدفلس واحد
2درهمان إماراتيانفلسان
3–10ثلاثة دراهم إماراتيةثلاثة فلوس
11–99خمسة وعشرون درهماً إماراتياًخمسة وعشرون فلساً
100+مائة درهم إماراتي—

Frequently asked questions

How many fils are in a dirham?

100. So 0.25 AED is twenty-five fils, written خمسة وعشرون فلساً.

What is the plural of fils?

In Arabic, فلوس after 3 to 10 (خمسة فلوس) and the singular فلساً from 11 (خمسون فلساً). In English, fils stays the same: "fifty fils".

Is it ألفا درهم or ألفان درهم?

ألفا درهم. A dual followed directly by the noun it counts drops its ن, so 2,000 dirhams is ألفا درهم إماراتي. With more after it, the ن stays: ألفان وخمسمائة درهم.

Does the new dirham symbol change tafqit?

No. The Central Bank of the UAE introduced a dirham symbol in March 2025 for amounts in figures. Amounts in words still use the word درهم.

Is this the same dirham as in Qatar?

No. In the UAE the dirham is the currency itself; in Qatar the dirham is the hundredth of a riyal. For Qatari amounts, use Qatari riyal 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.