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

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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

Symbol

• ﷼

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Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

• (man): IPA^(key): /rəˈjːɑːl/
• (currency): IPA^(key): /rjɑːl/

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَجُل (rajul). Doublet of ريل (rayil, “husband”).

Noun

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

1. man

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl).

Noun

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

1. Riya, Rial, Real (currency)