Nama or NAMA may refer to:

Biology

NAMA (gene) ''NAMA'' (noncoding RNA associated with MAP kinase pathway and growth arrest) is a long non-coding RNA gene. It is Regulation of gene expression, induced by cell (biology), cell growth arrest, apoptosis, and inhibition of the MAP kinase pathway. S ...

, a long non-coding RNA gene * ''Nama'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae *

N-Acetylmuramic acid ''N''-Acetylmuramic acid (NAM or MurNAc) is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a monomer of peptidoglycan in most bacterial cell walls, which is built from alternating units of ''N''-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and ''N''-acet ...

, a component of bacterial cell walls *

North American Mycological Association The North American Mycological Association (NAMA), is a non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals who are interested in fungi, including mushrooms, morels, truffles, molds, and related organisms. NAMA aims "to promote, pursue, and advan ...

, a learned society devoted to mushrooms and other fungi

Companies

* Nama Chemicals, 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, Japanese term for draught beer *

Nama (wine) Nama ( el, Νάμα) is a sweet red wine that is usually used in Greek Orthodox Churches in Holy Communion. It is similar to Mavrodaphne, with the difference that it is sweeter and it contains less alcohol. In Greece 'Narma' is a controlled ap ...

, used by the Greek Orthodox in the Divine Liturgy

Politics

National Asset Management Agency The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA; ga, Gníomhaireacht Náisiúnta um Bhainistíocht Sócmhainní) is a body created by the government of Ireland in late 2009 in response to the Irish financial crisis and the deflation of the Irish pr ...

, 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 The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is a non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal ent ...

, United States *

National Archaeological Museum, Athens The National Archaeological Museum ( el, Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο) in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is ...

National Automatic Merchandising Association The National Automatic Merchandising Association, or NAMA, is the American national trade association of the convenience services industry, including vending, micro markets, office coffee service, and foodservice management. Headquartered in Arlingt ...

, an American trade association for vending industries * Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting

Places

* Nama, Burkina Faso, 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 (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) Nama or Nema is an island and Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia#Municipalities, municipality in the state of Chuuk State, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is a 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide island par ...

, 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 Nyoma is a principal village of southern Ladakh in India, the headquarters of an eponymous subdivision, tehsil and community development block in the Leh district.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 Khoekhoe language (), also known by the ethnic terms Nama (''Namagowab'') , Damara (''ǂNūkhoegowab''), or Nama/Damara and formerly as Hottentot, is the most widespread of the non-Bantu languages of Southern Africa that make heavy use o ...

, the language spoken by the Nama * Nama language (Papuan), 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, 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 ...