rial

Meaning

  1. The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
  2. A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia
  3. (historical) An old gold coin of England.

Synonyms

Yemeni rial

Iranian rial

Omani rial

riyal-omani

Translations

rial

rial yéménite

riyal d’Oman

rial iranià

ریال

Ὀμάν

sultanat d’Oman

Ομάν

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹiːˈɑːl/
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.

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