Nama or NAMA may refer to:

Biology

* NAMA (gene), a long non-coding RNA gene * ''Nama'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae * N-Acetylmuramic acid, a component of bacterial cell walls * North American Mycological Association, a learned society devoted to mushrooms and other fungi

Companies

Nama Chemicals Nama Chemicals, also known as NAMA, is a Saudi Arabian joint stock Taduwal listed company established in 1992 with the objective of developing and establishing industrial projects particularly in the area of chemicals and petrochemicals. History ...

, a Saudi Arabian industrial company *

Nama (department store) Nama, or NAMA, is the acronym for 'national store'. This was a chain of department stores in the former SFRY (Yugoslavia) and the first Slovenian department store. Nama owns three stores in Slovenia today: *At 1 Tomšič Street ( sl, Tomšičeva ...

, a chain of department stores in Slovenia and a chain of department stores in Croatia

Food

Nama beer Draught beer, also spelt draft, is beer served from a cask or keg rather than from a bottle or can. Draught beer served from a pressurised keg is also known as Name Until Joseph Bramah patented the beer engine in 1785, beer was served dire ...

, Japanese term for draught beer * Nama (wine), used by the Greek Orthodox in the Divine Liturgy

Politics

* National Asset Management Agency, Irish government agency dealing with land and property development loans *

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) refers to a set of policies and actions that countries undertake as part of a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The term recognizes that different countries may take different nationally a ...

, policies regarding greenhouse gas emissions * Non-Agricultural Market Access, the question of non-agricultural market access as debated in the WTO trade negotiations

Organizations

* National Agri-Marketing Association, United States * National Archaeological Museum, Athens * National Automatic Merchandising Association, an American trade association for vending industries *

Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting The National Academy of Mime and Acting (NAMA) ( sv, Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm), was a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. This institution was also known under additional different names in English, including Stockholm University College o ...

Places

Nama, Burkina Faso Nama, Burkina Faso is a village in the Tenkodogo Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an are ...

, village in the Tenkodogo Department, Boulgou Province *

Nama (Chile) Nama or NAMA may refer to: Biology * NAMA (gene), a long non-coding RNA gene * ''Nama'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae * N-Acetylmuramic acid, a component of bacterial cell walls * North American Mycological Association, a ...

, an archaeological site featuring

pucará The Pucará culture was an archaeological culture which developed in Qullaw, along the north-western shore of Lake Titicaca. It was characterized by a hierarchy of sites made up several smaller centers and villages scattered throughout the north ...

(ruined Inca fortifications) * Nama (crater), a crater on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter * Nama, India, a village at the foot of the Nama Pass * Nama (island), an island of the State of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia * Nama, Nanning (那马镇), town in Liangqing District, Nanning, Guangxi, China * Nyoma, a village in India

Peoples and languages

Nama people Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They traditionally speak the Nama language of the Khoe-Kwadi language family, although many Nama also speak Afrikaans. The Nama Peo ...

of Namibia and Namaqualand in South Africa * Nama language, the language spoken by the Nama *

Nama language (Papuan) Nama (or Noraia) is a Yam language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen ...

, one of the Nambu languages of Papua New Guinea * Nama, a variety of the

Tigon language Mbembe, or more specifically Tigon Mbembe, is a Jukunoid languages, Jukunoid language of Cameroon and Nigeria. Writing system The alphabet is based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages (GACL): Tone (linguistics), Tones are indicated ...

of Cameroon

Other uses

Nāma ''Nāma'' is Sanskrit for name. In this context its meaning is the creative power. Alternate meanings in the Granth Sahib include '' shabad'' (word), '' kirtan'' (melody). In Arabic it is kalama (''kalam'' meaning "pen") "a" indicates something ...

, Pali and Sanskrit for "name" *

Nama band Nama is a Greek pop/jazz/new age music group which started its career 1992 with the debut albuNAMA It was formed by singer Iphigenia and composer Aris Pavlis, who has previously been a member of the electropop group "Cinema". After seven albums ...

, a Greek pop/jazz/new age music group *

Namibian Annual Music Awards The Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMA) ceremony was the biggest awards ceremony in Namibia. It was established in 2011 by MTC Namibia and the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). They would award a NAMA trophy to musicians in recognition ...

Native American Music Awards The Native American Music Awards (also known as the NAMAs or "Nammys") are an awards program presented annually by Elbel Productions, Inc., The Native American Music Awards Inc., and The Native American Music Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profi ...

National Arts Merit Awards The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA Awards) is a set of annual awards granted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture. The categories have differed over the years. In 202 ...

, annual award presented by the

National Arts Council of Zimbabwe The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) is the official arts council for Zimbabwe. They award the annual National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture. External links National Arts Counc ...