. “are not”, (|)ärnt, (|)ȧnt also ( esp when emphatic or sentence-final ) |ärənt or |ȧrənt; . “am not” ( most often in the speech of r-droppers ), (|)ȧnt, (|)ärnt
Etymology: by contraction
1. : are not
they aren't going
2. : am not — used in questions
the thing is, Sidney, aren't I ever to know you? — Elizabeth Bowen