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I don't know in Arabic

لَا أَعْلَمُ lā ʔaʕlamu

[ɑ̈ɪ̯(ɾ)oʊ̯̃(ʔ)(t̚)noʊ̯]

I don't know in Arabic: لَا أَعْلَمُ (lā ʔaʕlamu), لَا أَعْرِف (lā ʔaʕrif), لَسْتُ أَدْرِي (lastu ʔadrī), لَا أَدْرِي (lā ʔadrī). In English, I don't know means used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.

Arabic words for I don't know

I don’t know
لَا أَعْلَمُ lā ʔaʕlamu, لَا أَعْرِف lā ʔaʕrif, لَسْتُ أَدْرِي lastu ʔadrī, لَا أَدْرِي lā ʔadrī

English meaning of I don't know

  1. interjection Used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.
  2. interjection Used to indicate that one is speculating (often used sarcastically when stating the obvious).
  3. interjection Used to express exasperation or incredulity about a given situation or person.
  4. interjection Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, don't, know.

Full definition of I don't know

I don't know in a sentence

  • Maybe you could, I don't know, directly talk to her about it instead of complaining to me for once?
  • The audacity of that lad... I don't know.

I don't know in other languages

Questions about I don't know in Arabic

What is the meaning of I don't know in Arabic?
I don't know in Arabic is لَا أَعْلَمُ (lā ʔaʕlamu), لَا أَعْرِف (lā ʔaʕrif), لَسْتُ أَدْرِي (lastu ʔadrī), لَا أَدْرِي (lā ʔadrī).
ما معنى كلمة I don't know؟
I don't know: لَا أَعْلَمُ (lā ʔaʕlamu), لَا أَعْرِف (lā ʔaʕrif), لَسْتُ أَدْرِي (lastu ʔadrī), لَا أَدْرِي (lā ʔadrī).
What does I don't know mean in English?
I don't know means used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: I don't know (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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