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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) (in the case of Iran) and a variant transliteration of Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) (in the case of Oman and Yemen), from Spanish real. Doublet of real, royal, and regal.
Pronunciation
Noun
rial (plural rials)
- The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia
- (historical) An old gold coin of England.
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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrjal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: rial
Adjective
rial (epicene, plural riales)
- real
- royal
Noun
rial m (plural riales)
- rial; riyal (currency)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رِيَال (riyāl), from Spanish real. Doublet of reial.
Pronunciation
Noun
rial m (plural rials)
- rial; riyal (currency)
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Finnish
Etymology
From Persian ریال (riyâl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriɑl/,
- Rhymes: -iɑl
- Syllabification(key): ri‧al
- Hyphenation(key): ri‧al
Noun
rial
- rial
Declension
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French
Noun
rial m (plural riaux)
- rial
Indonesian
Etymology
From Persian ریال (riyâl). Doublet of riyal and royal.
Pronunciation
Noun
rial (plural rial-rial)
- rial (the official currencies of Iran and Yemen)
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese real, from Latin rēgālis (“royal”), from rēx (“king”) + -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rial (Jawi spelling ريال)
- rial (a currency in the Middle East)
1837, Abdullah Abdul Kadir, The customs of the Malay kings especially concerning child birth, section 41:"دلافن دان انم بلس اورڠ سهيا دلافن دان انم بلس اورڠ سهيا دلافن لاکي٢دلافن فرمفوان کمودين فول سريبوريل"
“delapan dan enam belas orang sahaya delapan dan enam belas orang sahaya delapan laki-laki delapan perempuan kemudian pula seribu rial"- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Kelantan-Pattani) ringgit (Malaysian unit of currency)
- Synonym: ringgit
- (historical) Spanish real
- money
- Synonyms: duit, wang
- a unit of measurement of weight equalling roughly 20 grams
Descendants
References
- ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary, Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 15 December 2024, page 353
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Middle English
Adjective
rial
- alternative form of ryal
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
rial m (definite singular rialen, indefinite plural rialar, definite plural rialane)
- (pre-2005) alternative form of rijal
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
rial m (plural riais)
- rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia)
Descendants
Adjective
rial m or f (plural riais)
- archaic spelling of real (“royal, regal”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rial.
Noun
rial m (plural riali)
- rial
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) and Arabic رِيَال (riyāl), from Spanish real.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrjal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: rial
Noun
rial m (plural riales)
- rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia)
Further reading