Nikolay
/nikolaj/
old, ancient; from olden times
- Nikolay zamanda — in olden times
- bu zatla bek Nikolaydıla — these things are very old
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Nikolaydımine is old | seniki Nikolaydıyours is old | anıqı Nikolaydıhis is old | bizniki Nikolaydıours is old | sizniki Nikolaydıyours (pl.) is old | alanıqı Nikolaydıtheirs is old |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Nikolaydılamine are old | senikile Nikolaydılayours are old | anıqıla Nikolaydılahis are old | biznikile Nikolaydılaours are old | siznikile Nikolaydılayours (pl.) are old | alanıqıla Nikolaydılatheirs are old |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Nikolaydı, bıla Nikolaydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".