Invoice Terms in Arabic: 70+ English–Arabic Words for Invoices, Quotations and Receipts
"Tax invoice", "due date", "amount in words": every term you need for a bilingual invoice in the GCC, with the Arabic wording used on real Saudi and UAE invoices.
In Saudi Arabia, a tax invoice must include Arabic, and across the GCC most customers, accountants and government offices expect it. Even if your business works in English, you will regularly need the right Arabic term for "due date", "VAT number" or "amount in words". Machine translation often gets these wrong.
This glossary lists the terms used on real GCC invoices, with the wording that ZATCA uses on Saudi e-invoices and that is widely accepted in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar. Not sure whether your invoice has to be in Arabic at all? Read does an invoice have to be in Arabic? first.
Document types
| English | Arabic | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice | فاتورة | Plural: فواتير |
| Tax invoice | فاتورة ضريبية | Required title for VAT invoices in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Oman |
| Simplified tax invoice | فاتورة ضريبية مبسطة | For sales to consumers (B2C) |
| Commercial invoice | فاتورة تجارية | Used for exports and customs |
| Proforma invoice | فاتورة مبدئية | Also seen as فاتورة أولية |
| Sales invoice | فاتورة مبيعات | |
| Purchase invoice | فاتورة مشتريات | |
| Electronic invoice / e-invoice | فاتورة إلكترونية | E-invoicing: الفوترة الإلكترونية |
| Quotation / price quote | عرض سعر | Plural: عروض أسعار |
| Receipt | إيصال | Formal receipt voucher: سند قبض |
| Payment voucher | سند صرف | Money paid out |
| Credit note | إشعار دائن | Reduces or cancels an invoice |
| Debit note | إشعار مدين | Increases an invoice |
| Purchase order | أمر شراء | |
| Delivery note | إشعار تسليم | Also سند تسليم |
| Statement of account | كشف حساب |
Header and parties
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Invoice number | رقم الفاتورة |
| Invoice date / date of issue | تاريخ الفاتورة / تاريخ إصدار الفاتورة |
| Date of supply | تاريخ التوريد |
| Due date | تاريخ الاستحقاق |
| Valid until (quotation) | صالح حتى |
| Seller / supplier | البائع / المورد |
| Buyer / customer | المشتري / العميل |
| Bill to | فاتورة إلى |
| Ship to | الشحن إلى |
| Mr. / Messrs. (customer line) | السيد / السادة |
| Company name | اسم الشركة |
| Address | العنوان |
| Phone / mobile | الهاتف / الجوال |
| البريد الإلكتروني | |
| VAT registration number | رقم التسجيل الضريبي / الرقم الضريبي |
| Tax Registration Number (TRN, UAE) | رقم التسجيل الضريبي |
| Commercial registration (CR) number | رقم السجل التجاري |
| Building number | رقم المبنى |
| Street name | اسم الشارع |
| District | الحي |
| City | المدينة |
| Postal code | الرمز البريدي |
| Additional number (Saudi national address) | الرقم الإضافي |
Line items
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Item / line item | البند / البنود |
| No. (row number) | م |
| Description | الوصف |
| Goods or services | السلع أو الخدمات |
| Quantity | الكمية |
| Unit | الوحدة |
| Piece | حبة / قطعة |
| Unit price | سعر الوحدة |
| Amount / line total | المبلغ / الإجمالي |
| Taxable amount | المبلغ الخاضع للضريبة |
| Tax rate / VAT rate | نسبة الضريبة |
| Tax amount / VAT amount | مبلغ الضريبة |
| Total including VAT | الإجمالي شامل ضريبة القيمة المضافة |
Totals and VAT
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Subtotal | المجموع الفرعي |
| Discount | الخصم |
| Total excluding VAT | الإجمالي غير شامل ضريبة القيمة المضافة |
| Total taxable amount | إجمالي المبلغ الخاضع للضريبة |
| Value added tax (VAT) | ضريبة القيمة المضافة |
| Total VAT | مجموع ضريبة القيمة المضافة |
| Grand total / total amount due | الإجمالي / إجمالي المبلغ المستحق |
| Zero-rated | خاضع لنسبة الصفر |
| Exempt | معفى |
| Reverse charge | الاحتساب العكسي |
| Exchange rate | سعر الصرف |
| Amount in words | المبلغ كتابةً |
| Only (after the amount in words) | فقط ... لا غير |
The amount in words follows a fixed pattern in Arabic: فقط + amount + currency + لا غير. For example, 1,250.500 KWD is written:
فقط ألف ومائتان وخمسون دينار كويتي و 500 فلس لا غير
Payment
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Payment terms | شروط الدفع |
| Payment method | طريقة الدفع |
| Cash | نقداً |
| Bank transfer | تحويل بنكي |
| Cheque | شيك |
| Card / credit card | بطاقة / بطاقة ائتمان |
| Bank account / IBAN | الحساب البنكي / رقم الآيبان |
| Paid | مدفوعة |
| Unpaid | غير مدفوعة |
| Partially paid | مدفوعة جزئياً |
| Amount paid | المبلغ المدفوع |
| Balance due | المبلغ المتبقي |
| Advance payment / deposit | دفعة مقدمة / عربون |
| Overdue | متأخرة السداد |
Footer and signatures
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| Notes | ملاحظات |
| Terms and conditions | الشروط والأحكام |
| Thank you for your business | شكراً لتعاملكم معنا |
| Signature | التوقيع |
| Stamp | الختم |
| Received by | المستلم |
| Accountant | المحاسب |
| Page 1 of 2 | صفحة 1 من 2 |
A bilingual invoice, put together
Here is how these terms look on a real bilingual tax invoice: English on the left, Arabic on the right, with the totals labelled in both languages and a ZATCA QR code.
You don't need to type the Arabic yourself. In our tax invoice generator choose the ZATCA Bilingual template, or switch any invoice in the free invoice generator to Arabic. All labels, the right-to-left layout and the amount in words are filled in for you.
Common mistakes
- Using فاتورة instead of فاتورة ضريبية on a VAT invoice. In VAT countries the title matters.
- Translating "due date" as تاريخ الانتهاء (expiry date). The correct term is تاريخ الاستحقاق.
- Mixing Arabic and Western digits in the same amount (١٢٥.750). Choose one style; Western digits (0–9) are standard on GCC invoices and in accounting systems.
- Letting the PDF reverse the Arabic letters, so the words appear disconnected or backwards. This happens with tools that don't support right-to-left text; always check the PDF, not only the screen.
- Writing the currency only as a symbol. Spell out the currency in words: دينار كويتي, ريال سعودي, درهم إماراتي.
Frequently asked questions
What is "invoice" in Arabic?
فاتورة (fatoora). A tax invoice is فاتورة ضريبية, and e-invoicing is الفوترة الإلكترونية. That is why Saudi Arabia's e-invoicing programme is called FATOORA.
What is "VAT number" in Arabic?
الرقم الضريبي or, more formally, رقم التسجيل الضريبي (tax registration number).
How do you write "amount in words" in Arabic?
المبلغ كتابةً, written as فقط + the amount + the currency + لا غير.
Is "quotation" عرض سعر or تسعيرة?
Both are understood. عرض سعر is the more formal and widely used term on documents; تسعيرة is common in speech.
Terms follow the labels used on ZATCA tax invoices and common GCC business practice. Spelling of some terms varies slightly between countries.
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