riali

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِيَال (riyāl).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

riali class IX (plural riali class X)

  1. rial, riyal (any of various currencies by this name, historically used on the Swahili coast)

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129 Nr. 1149