ريال

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See also: ریال and ﷼

Arabic

Etymology

From Spanish real.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. riyal (the official currency of Saudi Arabia and Qatar).
    دَفَعْتُ لَهُ عَشَرَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ
    dafaʕtu lahu ʕašarata riyālātin
    I paid him ten riyals
  2. rial (the official currency of Oman, Yemen, and Iran).
  3. real (the official currency of Brazil).
  4. 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
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
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
  • → 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

Noun

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

  1. man

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. riyal, rial, real (currency)

Malay

Noun

ريال

  1. Jawi spelling of rial‎.
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