الله أعلم

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Literally “God knows best” or “God knows better”.

Phrase edit

God knows

Usage notes edit

Used when responding to a question to which one does not know the answer or thinks they may be wrong. Also used to express that a human can never claim to be all-knowing, which is an attribute only belonging to God.

Descendants edit

→ Persian: الله اعلم (allâho a'lam)