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rial

/ɹiːˈɑːl/

rial noun: the official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.

Noun

rial (plural rials)

  1. The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
    • That year [2012], Iran was cut off from the Swift global payment system. The rial devalued, inflation soared, investment declined and Iranians felt worse off—the same ailments that have helped ignite the past two weeks of protests.2026 January 13, Andrew England, “Iran's stuttering economy sows seeds of unrest”, in Financial Times, page 3
  2. A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia
  3. (historical) An old gold coin of England.

rial meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Persian

rial in Arabic

currency in Middle East
رِيَال riyāl

rial in Malay

currency in Middle East
rial

rial in Indonesian

currency in Middle East
rial

rial in Persian

currency in Middle East
ریال riyâl

Forms of rial

pluralrials

Origin of rial

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.

Questions about rial

What does rial mean?
Rial means the official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
What is rial in Arabic?
Rial in Arabic is رِيَال (riyāl). See Rial meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is rial?
Rial is a noun.
How do you pronounce rial?
Rial is pronounced /ɹiːˈɑːl/.
What is the plural of rial?
The plural of rial is rials.

Words near rial in the dictionary

  1. Riachella
  2. riad
  3. riads
  4. RIAF
  5. riah
  6. rial
  7. rials
  8. Rialses
  9. rialto
  10. rialtoes
  11. rialtos

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