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riyal

/ɹiːˈɑːl/

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British/ɹiːˈjɑːl/

riyal noun: the official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.

Noun

riyal (plural riyals)

  1. The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.
  2. The official currency of Saudi Arabia, divided into 100 halalas.
    • One sheikh representing ten tribes attempted to set dowry limits in his region when they reached 160,000 Saudi riyals ($42,000).1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 451

riyal meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Malay

riyal in Hindi

currency
रियाल riyāl

riyal in Marathi

currency
रियाल riyāl

riyal in Arabic

currency
رِيَال riyāl

riyal in Malay

currency
riyal
More languagesFewer languages
riyal in Persian
ریال riyâl
Dhivehi
ރިޔާލު riyālu

Forms of riyal

pluralriyals

Origin of riyal

From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl). Doublet of ariary, real, regal, and royal.

Questions about riyal

What does riyal mean?
Riyal means the official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.
What is riyal in Hindi?
Riyal in Hindi is रियाल (riyāl). See Riyal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is riyal?
Riyal is a noun.
How do you pronounce riyal?
Riyal is pronounced /ɹiːˈɑːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of riyal?
The plural of riyal is riyals.

Words near riyal in the dictionary

  1. Riya
  2. riyaaz
  3. riyad
  4. Riyadh
  5. riyads
  6. riyal
  7. riyals
  8. Riyaq
  9. riyaz
  10. RIYL
  11. riyo

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