riyal

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈjɑːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē yôl′, -yäl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ri•yal  (rē yôl′, -yäl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencya bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
  2. Currencya silver coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equal to 100 halala or 20 qurush.
  3. Currency(formerly) a coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, equal to 100 fils or 40 buqshas.
Also, rial. 
  • Spanish real real2
  • Arabic riyāl
  • 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
riyal /rɪˈjɑːl/ n
  1. the standard monetary unit of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams; Saudi Arabia, divided into 100 halala; and Yemen, divided into 100 fils
Etymology: from Arabic riyāl, from Spanish real real2
'riyal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dirham - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - Yemen - buqsha - fils - halala - qirsh - rial - rial omani

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