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who knows in Arabic

مَن يَدْرِي؟ man yadrī?

who knows in Arabic: مَن يَدْرِي؟ (man yadrī?), اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم (allāhu ʔaʕlam), إِبْصَر (ʔibṣar). In English, who knows means a rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.

Arabic words for who knows

rhetorical question: one doesn't know
مَن يَدْرِي؟ man yadrī?, اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم allāhu ʔaʕlam, إِبْصَر ʔibṣar

English meaning of who knows

  1. phrase A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.
  2. phrase A rhetorical question asked to express the idea that anything is possible or that anything could happen.

Full definition of who knows

who knows in a sentence

  • It could be one or the other, or both. Who knows?
  • Do you think I'll get married before I turn 30? – Who knows, you might never marry.
  • Who knows? Maybe someday he'll finish writing his book and make lots of money selling it.

who knows in other languages

Questions about who knows in Arabic

What is the meaning of who knows in Arabic?
Who knows in Arabic is مَن يَدْرِي؟ (man yadrī?), اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم (allāhu ʔaʕlam), إِبْصَر (ʔibṣar).
ما معنى كلمة who knows؟
Who knows: مَن يَدْرِي؟ (man yadrī?), اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم (allāhu ʔaʕlam), إِبْصَر (ʔibṣar).
What does who knows mean in English?
Who knows means a rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.

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