# 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: /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: /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: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [riˈal]

### Noun

rial m (plural rials)
* 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, 2025
* “rial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Persian ریال (riyâl).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriɑl/, [ˈriɑ̝l]
* Rhymes: -iɑl
* Hyphenation: ri‧al

### Noun

rial
* rial

#### Declension

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 [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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)
* rial

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Persian ریال (riyâl). Doublet of riyal and royal.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese real, from Latin rēgālis (“royal”), from rēx (“king”) + -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ri.al]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -al
* (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA: [ɣi.a]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Hyphenation: ri‧al

### Noun

rial (Jawi spelling ريال)
* rial (a currency in the Middle East)
** 1837, Abdullah Abdul Kadir, The customs of the Malay kings especially concerning child birth‎, section 41:"دلافن دان انم بلس اورڠ سهيا دلافن دان انم بلس اورڠ سهيا دلافن لاکي٢دلافن فرمفوان کمودين فول سريبوريل" “delapan dan enam belas orang sahaya delapan dan enam belas orang sahaya delapan laki-laki delapan perempuan kemudian pula seribu rial"(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Kelantan-Pattani) ringgit (Malaysian unit of currency)
    Synonym: ringgit
* (historical) Spanish real
* money
    Synonyms: duit, wang
* a unit of measurement of weight equalling roughly 20 grams

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: rial

### References

* ↑ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary‎, Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 15 December 2024, page 353

### Further reading

* “rial” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Middle English
### Adjective

rial
* Alternative form of ryal

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

rial m (definite singular rialen, indefinite plural rialar, definite plural rialane)
* (pre-2005) alternative form of rijal

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁiˈaw/ [hɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁjaw/ [ˈhjaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁiˈaw/ [hɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁjaw/ [ˈhjaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁiˈaw/ [χɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁjaw/ [ˈχjaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁjal/ [ˈʁjaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁjal/ [ˈʁjaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁja.li/
* 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

### Adjective

rial m or f (plural riais)
* Archaic spelling of real. (as in royal, regal)

## 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: /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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10