rial

See also: 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)

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.

Translations

currency in Middle East

• Arabic: رِيَال (ar) m (riyāl)
• Armenian: ռիալ (ṙial)
• Catalan: rial (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 里亞爾／里亚尔 (zh) (lǐyǎ'ěr)

• Czech: rijál m
• Finnish: rial (fi)
• French: rial (fr) m
• German: Rial (de) m
• Indonesian: rial (id)
• Japanese: リヤル (riyaru)
• Korean: 리알 (rial)
• Malay: rial
• Persian: ریال (fa) (riyâl)
• Portuguese: rial (pt) m
• Russian: риа́л (ru) m (riál)
• Swahili: riali
• Tajik: риол (riol)

See also

• riyal

Anagrams

• Lair, aril, lair, lari, liar, lira, rail

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِيَال (riyāl), from Spanish real. Doublet of reial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [riˈal]

Noun

rial m (plural rials)

1. rial; riyal (currency)

Further reading

• “rial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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

Noun

rial

1. rial

Declension

Inflection of rial (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rial	rialit
genitive		rialin	rialien
partitive		rialia	rialeja
illative		rialiin	rialeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rial	rialit
accusative	nom.	rial	rialit
	gen.	rialin
genitive		rialin	rialien
partitive		rialia	rialeja
inessive		rialissa	rialeissa
elative		rialista	rialeista
illative		rialiin	rialeihin
adessive		rialilla	rialeilla
ablative		rialilta	rialeilta
allative		rialille	rialeille
essive		rialina	rialeina
translative		rialiksi	rialeiksi
abessive		rialitta	rialeitta
instructive		—	rialein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rial (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rialini rialini accusative nom. rialini rialini gen. rialini genitive rialini rialieni partitive rialiani rialejani inessive rialissani rialeissani elative rialistani rialeistani illative rialiini rialeihini adessive rialillani rialeillani ablative rialiltani rialeiltani allative rialilleni rialeilleni essive rialinani rialeinani translative rialikseni rialeikseni abessive rialittani rialeittani instructive — — comitative — rialeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rialisi rialisi accusative nom. rialisi rialisi gen. rialisi genitive rialisi rialiesi partitive rialiasi rialejasi inessive rialissasi rialeissasi elative rialistasi rialeistasi illative rialiisi rialeihisi adessive rialillasi rialeillasi ablative rialiltasi rialeiltasi allative rialillesi rialeillesi essive rialinasi rialeinasi translative rialiksesi rialeiksesi abessive rialittasi rialeittasi instructive — — comitative — rialeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rialimme rialimme accusative nom. rialimme rialimme gen. rialimme genitive rialimme rialiemme partitive rialiamme rialejamme inessive rialissamme rialeissamme elative rialistamme rialeistamme illative rialiimme rialeihimme adessive rialillamme rialeillamme ablative rialiltamme rialeiltamme allative rialillemme rialeillemme essive rialinamme rialeinamme translative rialiksemme rialeiksemme abessive rialittamme rialeittamme instructive — — comitative — rialeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rialinne rialinne accusative nom. rialinne rialinne gen. rialinne genitive rialinne rialienne partitive rialianne rialejanne inessive rialissanne rialeissanne elative rialistanne rialeistanne illative rialiinne rialeihinne adessive rialillanne rialeillanne ablative rialiltanne rialeiltanne allative rialillenne rialeillenne essive rialinanne rialeinanne translative rialiksenne rialeiksenne abessive rialittanne rialeittanne instructive — — comitative — rialeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rialinsa rialinsa accusative nom. rialinsa rialinsa gen. rialinsa genitive rialinsa rialiensa partitive rialiaan rialiansa rialejaan rialejansa inessive rialissaan rialissansa rialeissaan rialeissansa elative rialistaan rialistansa rialeistaan rialeistansa illative rialiinsa rialeihinsa adessive rialillaan rialillansa rialeillaan rialeillansa ablative rialiltaan rialiltansa rialeiltaan rialeiltansa allative rialilleen rialillensa rialeilleen rialeillensa essive rialinaan rialinansa rialeinaan rialeinansa translative rialikseen rialiksensa rialeikseen rialeiksensa abessive rialittaan rialittansa rialeittaan rialeittansa instructive — — comitative — rialeineen rialeinensa

Further reading

• “rial”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Lari

French

Noun

rial m (plural riaux)

1. rial

Middle English

Adjective

rial

1. Alternative form of ryal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rial m (definite singular rialen, indefinite plural rialar, definite plural rialane)

1. (pre-2005) alternative form of rijal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈaw/ [hɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁjaw/ [ˈhjaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈaw/ [hɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁjaw/ [ˈhjaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈaw/ [χɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁjaw/ [ˈχjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁjal/ [ˈʁjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁjal/ [ˈʁjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁja.li/

• Homophones: Rial, real (Portugal), Real (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: ri‧al

Noun

rial m (plural riais)

1. rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia)

Adjective

rial m or f (plural riais)

1. Archaic spelling of real. (as in royal, regal)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rial.

Noun

rial m (plural riali)

1. rial

Declension

Declension of rial

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rial	rialul	(niște) riali	rialii
genitive/dative	(unui) rial	rialului	(unor) riali	rialilor
vocative	rialule		rialilor

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)

1. rial (currency of Iran, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia)

Further reading

• “rial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28