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Write an Omani Rial amount in Arabic words

Tafqeet is writing an amount in Arabic words so it cannot be altered after signing. On an Omani cheque, where the words and the figures disagree, the written amount governs, under the Commercial Law issued by Royal Decree 55/1990. The Omani rial is divided into 1,000 baisa, so 0.5 is five hundred baisa.

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Reading your amount as

1,500.500

Arabic, full currency name
فقط ألف وخمسمئة ريال عماني وخمسمئة بيسة لا غير
Arabic, short form
فقط ألف وخمسمئة ريال وخمسمئة بيسة لا غير
English
Only one thousand five hundred rials and five hundred baisa only

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The third decimal is the whole problem

The Omani rial is divided into 1,000 baisa. Most currency converters are built for currencies divided into 100, so they read 0.5 as fifty minor units. In Omani rials 0.5 is five hundred baisa, and a converter that gets this wrong writes the wrong amount on a cheque with complete confidence.

The table below is the test every converter should pass.

How each amount reads in baisa
AmountIn baisaIn words
0.500500فقط خمسمئة بيسة لا غير
0.05050فقط خمسون بيسة لا غير
0.0055فقط خمس بيسات لا غير
1.0051005فقط ريال واحد عماني وخمس بيسات لا غير
1.5001500فقط ريال واحد عماني وخمسمئة بيسة لا غير

Where it is required, and where it is not

Writing the amount in words is standard practice on cheques and on contracts. Where the words and the figures differ on an Omani cheque, the written amount governs, under the Commercial Law issued by Royal Decree 55/1990.

It is not one of the mandatory contents of a tax invoice. Article 144 of the VAT Executive Regulations lists what a tax invoice must carry, and the amount in words is not among those fields. It is customary, many Omani buyers expect it, and it removes ambiguity, but a tax invoice without it is not defective for that reason.

The grammar, in one table

Arabic numerals take the opposite gender to the noun they count, at three through ten. The rial is masculine and the baisa is feminine, so the same count is written differently depending on which one it counts.

Counted-noun forms for each count
CountRial, masculineBaisa, feminine
1ريال واحدبيسة واحدة
2ريالانبيستان
3 to 10ثلاثة ريالاتثلاث بيسات
11 to 99أحد عشر ريالاًإحدى عشرة بيسة
100 and aboveمئة ريالخمسمئة بيسة

Six common mistakes

  • Reading 0.5 as fifty baisa. It is five hundred.
  • Using فلس instead of بيسة. The baisa is the Omani subdivision.
  • Writing ثلاثة بيسات instead of ثلاث بيسات. The baisa is feminine, so the numeral takes the opposite form.
  • Writing the figure to two decimal places on a document denominated in rials.
  • Dropping لا غير from the end, which is what closes the amount against alteration.
  • Omitting عماني in a contract with a party outside Oman, where the Saudi and Qatari riyal are also in play.

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Questions

What does tafqeet mean?
Tafqeet is writing a monetary amount in words rather than figures, so it cannot be altered after signing. On an Omani cheque the written amount governs where it disagrees with the figures, under the Commercial Law issued by Royal Decree 55/1990.
Is the amount in words mandatory on a tax invoice in Oman?
No. Article 144 of the VAT Executive Regulations sets out the mandatory contents of a tax invoice, and the amount in words is not among them. It is customary and many Omani buyers expect it, but its absence does not make an invoice non-compliant.
How do I write 0.5 Omani rials in words?
As five hundred baisa: فقط خمسمئة بيسة لا غير. The rial is divided into 1,000 baisa, so 0.5 is five hundred baisa and not fifty. The riyal clause is left out entirely when the amount is under one rial.
Why does the Arabic say ثلاثة ريالات but ثلاث بيسات?
Arabic numerals from three to ten take the opposite gender to the noun they count. The rial is masculine so it takes ثلاثة, and the baisa is feminine so it takes ثلاث. The same rule governs every count in that range.
Does this tool send my amounts anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is transmitted, stored or logged, and the page loads no analytics or third-party script.

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