الله أعلم
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Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally “God knows best” or “God knows better”.
Phrase
[edit]اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم • (allāhu ʔaʕlam)
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)