ريال

See also: ریال and ﷼

Arabic

Etymology

From Spanish real.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ri.jaːl/

Noun

رِيَال • (riyāl) m (plural رِيَالَات (riyālāt))

riyal (the official currency of Saudi Arabia and Qatar).
دَفَعْتُ لَهُ عَشَرَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ
dafaʕtu lahu ʕašarata riyālātin
I paid him ten riyals
rial (the official currency of Oman, Yemen, and Iran).
real (the official currency of Brazil).
real (any of a number of defunct currencies in the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires)

Declension

Declension of noun **رِيَال** (riyāl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِيَال riyāl	الرِّيَال ar-riyāl	رِيَال riyāl
nominative	رِيَالٌ riyālun	الرِّيَالُ ar-riyālu	رِيَالُ riyālu
accusative	رِيَالًا riyālan	الرِّيَالَ ar-riyāla	رِيَالَ riyāla
genitive	رِيَالٍ riyālin	الرِّيَالِ ar-riyāli	رِيَالِ riyāli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِيَالَيْن riyālayn	الرِّيَالَيْن ar-riyālayn	رِيَالَيْ riyālay
nominative	رِيَالَانِ riyālāni	الرِّيَالَانِ ar-riyālāni	رِيَالَا riyālā
accusative	رِيَالَيْنِ riyālayni	الرِّيَالَيْنِ ar-riyālayni	رِيَالَيْ riyālay
genitive	رِيَالَيْنِ riyālayni	الرِّيَالَيْنِ ar-riyālayni	رِيَالَيْ riyālay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِيَالَات riyālāt	الرِّيَالَات ar-riyālāt	رِيَالَات riyālāt
nominative	رِيَالَاتٌ riyālātun	الرِّيَالَاتُ ar-riyālātu	رِيَالَاتُ riyālātu
accusative	رِيَالَاتٍ riyālātin	الرِّيَالَاتِ ar-riyālāti	رِيَالَاتِ riyālāti
genitive	رِيَالَاتٍ riyālātin	الرِّيَالَاتِ ar-riyālāti	رِيَالَاتِ riyālāti

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: ريال (ryāl)
→ Malagasy: ariary
- → English: ariary
→ Persian: ریال (riyâl)
→ Swahili: riali

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

From one of the many variants of Arabic راجِل (rājil), رَجُل (rajul). Perhaps a backformation from the plural رَجّالة (rajjāla) or a singularisation of the plural رُجّال (rujjāl). Doublet of ريل (rayil, “husband”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rəˈjːɑːl/

Noun

ريال • (rayyāl) m (plural رِياييل (riyāyīl))

man

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rjɑːl/

Noun

ريال • (ryāl) m (dual ريالين (ryālēn), plural رْيالات (ryālāt))

riyal, rial, real (currency)

Malay

Noun

ريال (plural ريال-ريال or ريال٢)

Jawi spelling of rial.‎