ريال

See also: ریال, and ﷼

Arabic

Etymology

From Spanish real.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.jaːl/

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
  • → 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))

1. man

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rjɑːl/

Noun

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

1. riyal, rial, real (currency)