الله أعلم

Arabic

Etymology

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

Phrase

اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم • (allāhu ʔaʕlam)

1. God knows

Usage notes

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

• → Persian: الله اعلم (allâho a'lam)