rial

R1I1A1L1
/ɹiːˈɑːl/

noun

The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.

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Yemeni rialriyal-omaniOmani rialIranian rial
OriginPersian ریال ← Spanish real →
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Meanings

nounrial (plural rials)

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. historicalAn old gold coin of England.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils

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Yemeni rial
Broader
Yemeni monetary unit

nounthe basic unit of money in Oman

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riyal-omaniOmani rial
Broader
Omani monetary unit

nounthe basic unit of money in Iran

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Iranian rial
Broader
Iranian monetary unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishreal
  2. Persianریال
  3. Englishrial

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.

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Translations

Arabic رِيَال
  • رِيَال (riyāl)currency in Middle East
Catalan rial
  • rialcurrency in Middle East
Chinese Mandarin 里亞爾 /里亚尔
  • 里亞爾 /里亚尔 (lǐyà'ěr)currency in Middle East
Czech rijál
  • rijálcurrency in Middle East
Finnish rial
  • rialcurrency in Middle East
French rial
  • rialcurrency in Middle East
German Rial
  • Rialcurrency in Middle East
Indonesian rial
  • rialcurrency in Middle East
Japanese リヤル
  • リヤル (riyaru)currency in Middle East
Korean 리알
  • 리알 (rial)currency in Middle East
Malay rial
  • rialcurrency in Middle East
Persian ریال
  • ریال (riyâl)currency in Middle East
Portuguese rial
  • rialcurrency in Middle East
Russian риа́л
  • риа́л (riál)currency in Middle East
Swahili riali
  • rialicurrency in Middle East

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

railliarliralairlariaril
Cite this entry
APA

rial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rial

MLA

“rial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rial.

Source: rial on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.