What is tafqit?
Tafqit (تفقيط) means writing an amount in words next to the figures on cheques, invoices and contracts, so the number can't be altered. In Arabic it usually starts with "فقط" (only) and ends with "لا غير" (nothing more). The English equivalent ends with "Only".
Arabic grammar rules this tool handles
- Numbers 3 to 10 take the opposite gender of the counted noun: "ثلاثة ريالات" but "ثلاث هللات".
- After 11 to 99 the noun is singular and accusative: "خمسة وعشرون ريالاً".
- Hundreds and thousands are followed by a singular noun: "مائة ريال", "ألف ريال".
- Duals drop their final "ن" before a noun: "ألفا ريال", "مائتا ريال".