rial

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) (in the case of Iran) and a variant transliteration of Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) (in the case of Oman and Yemen), from Spanish real. Doublet of real, royal, and regal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹiːˈɑːl/ === Noun === rial (plural rials) The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia (historical) An old gold coin of England. ==== Translations ==== === See also === riyal === Anagrams === Lair, aril, lair, lari, liar, lira, rail == Asturian == === Alternative forms === ral === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrjal/ [ˈrjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: rial === Adjective === rial (epicene, plural riales) real royal === Noun === rial m (plural riales) rial; riyal (currency) == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic رِيَال (riyāl), from Spanish real. Doublet of reial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [riˈal] === Noun === rial m (plural rials) rial; riyal (currency) === Further reading === “rial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “rial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “rial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Persian ریال (riyâl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈriɑl/, [ˈriɑ̝l] Rhymes: -iɑl Syllabification(key): ri‧al Hyphenation(key): ri‧al === Noun === rial rial ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rial”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Lari == French == === Noun === rial m (plural rials) rial == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Persian ریال (riyâl). Doublet of riyal and royal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrial/ [ˈri.al] Syllabification: ri‧al === Noun === rial (plural rial-rial) rial (the official currencies of Iran and Yemen) === Further reading === “rial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Alternative forms === riyal === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) from Portuguese real, from Latin rēgālis (“royal”), from rēx (“king”) + -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”, compare with Sanskrit राजन् (rājan)). Doublet of riyal and raja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ri.al] Rhymes: -al (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA(key): [ɣi.a] Hyphenation: ri‧al === Noun === rial (Jawi spelling ريال) rial (a currency in the Middle East) (Kelantan) ringgit (Malaysian unit of currency) Synonyms: riyal, ringgit (historical) Spanish real money in general Synonyms: duit, wang a unit of measurement of weight equalling roughly 20 grams ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: rial === References === === Further reading === "rial" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Middle English == === Adjective === rial alternative form of ryal == Mizo == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *rial. === Noun === rial hail === Further reading === Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “rial”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === rial m (definite singular rialen, indefinite plural rialar, definite plural rialane) (pre-2005) alternative form of rijal == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophones: Rial, real (Portugal), Real (Portugal) Hyphenation: ri‧al ==== Noun ==== rial m (plural riais) rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia) ===== Descendants ===== → Malay: rial === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== rial m or f (plural riais) (European Portuguese spelling) pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of real ==== Noun ==== rial m (plural riais or réis) (European Portuguese spelling) pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of real === Further reading === “rial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “rial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rial. === Noun === rial m (plural riali) rial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) and Arabic رِيَال (riyāl), from Spanish real. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrjal/ [ˈrjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: rial === Noun === rial m (plural riales) rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia) === Further reading === “rial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025