ريال

See also: ریال‎ and ﷼‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Spanish real.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ri.jaːl/

Noun

رِيَال • (riyāl) m (plural رِيَالَات‎ (riyālāt))

riyal (the official currency of Saudi Arabia and Qatar).
‏دَفَعْتُ لَهُ عَشَرَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ‎‎
dafaʕtu lahu ʕašarata riyālātin
I paid him ten riyals
rial (the official currency of Oman, Yemen, and Iran).
real (the official currency of Brazil).
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
Singular	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
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

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))

man

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيَال‎ (riyāl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rjɑːl/

Noun

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

riyal, rial, real (currency)

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