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Omani rial

Omani rial

6.0
A unit of money used in Oman
  • noun
translation icon : rial omaní
  • The Omani rial is known for being one of the highest-valued currencies in the world.

Examples

  • After exchanging dollars for Omani rials, we were ready to shop in Muscat.

  • The price of the car was listed as 8,000 Omani rials in the showroom.

  • The price of the book is 10 Omani rials.

  • I exchanged my dollars for Omani rials at the airport.

  • After exchanging dollars for Omani rials, we were ready to shop in Muscat.

  • The Omani rial is known for being one of the highest-valued currencies in the world.

  • The price of the car was listed as 8,000 Omani rials in the showroom.

Synonyms

rial
vsOmani rial
4 8.3

A type of money used in some countries in the Middle East like Iran and Oman

is the specific currency unit of one country rather than multiple
riyal-omani
vsOmani rial
7.8

The money used in Oman that equals 1,000 baiza

is the same basic currency unit but without the numeric baiza detail

Surface Forms

Omani rial singular
Omani rials plural

Morphology

Omani + rial

The meaning 'the basic unit of currency in Oman' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Omani' (relating to Oman) with 'rial' (a currency). This country-adjective + currency-noun pattern (e.g. 'Japanese yen', 'US dollar') is cross-linguistically common and should be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Omani rial comes from an old word for a royal coin. Long ago, traders used a coin called rial, from the words 'real' or 'riyal' meaning 'royal', and that name stuck, so Omani rial is the main money of Oman today.