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

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)
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