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riyal

  • /ɹiːˈɑːl/ UK
  • /ɹiːˈjɑːl/ British, Southern, Standard

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

noun 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).

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noun currency

한국어리얄 riyal
日本語リヤル riyaru
中文里亞爾 /里亚尔 lǐyà'ěr
हिन्दीरियाल riyāl
Kiswahiliriali
Ελληνικάριάλ riál
Русскийрия́л rijál, риа́л riál
العربيةرِيَال riyāl

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"riyal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/riyal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{riyal_2026,
  title = {riyal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/riyal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}