[ree-awl, -ahl] 
| a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars. |
[ree-yawl, -yahl] | 1. | a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams. |
| 2. | a silver coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equal to 100 halala or 20 qurush. |
| 3. | (formerly) a coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, equal to 100 fils or 40 buqshas. |
[rahy-uh
l] | 1. | rose noble. |
| 2. | a former gold coin of Scotland, equal to 60 shillings. |
| 3. | a former silver coin of Scotland, equal to 30 shillings. |
| ri·al 1 (rē-ôl', -äl') n. See Table at currency. [Persian, from Arabic riyāl, from Spanish real; see real2.] |
| ri·al 2 (rē-ôl', -äl') n. Variant of riyal. |
| ri·yal also ri·al (rē-ôl', -äl') n. See Table at currency. [Arabic riyāl, from Spanish real, real; see real2.] |
rial
monetary unit of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
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