ريال

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Spanish real.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رِيَال (riyālm (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

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: ريال (ryāl)
  • Malagasy: ariary
  • Persian: ریال (riyâl)
  • Swahili: riali

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology 1

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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

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Noun

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ريال (rayyālm (plural رِياييل (riyāyīl))

  1. man

Etymology 2

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From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ريال (ryālm (dual ريالين (ryālēn), plural رْيالات (ryālāt))

  1. riyal, rial, real (currency)