What is "nama"

Nama or NAMA may refer to:

Nāma is the Sanskrit for " name". Spiritually, it is the principal method or tool of meditation, which is meant to unite the soul with the Supreme Soul.

It is believed that God existed before the creation of the universe. The name of God is therefore beyond the language structure created by mankind. The Nām meaning the name is the internal rhythm, the internal sound that a man experiences, the true name of God, and thus ultimate Japa, as it is called in Hinduism, or Jaap in Sikhism.

In Thai naam (น้ำ) can also mean water, though this is pronounced and spelled differently from naam (นาม) which is used—directly from Pali/ Sanskrit—to mean 'name' or 'noun'.

Nama is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Most are found in North America. Many are known by the common name fiddleleaf.

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 in Ljubljana. The main facade fronts Slovenian Street , across from the Central Post Office.
• G-Star Raw store in the BTC City (Citypark), Ljubljana
• At 14 Capuchin Square in Škofja Loka (facing the main bus station).

In the past, stores also existed in Žalec, Kočevje, Slovenj Gradec, Ravne na Koroškem, and Velenje.

Nama 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 appellation corresponding to the grape variety).

Nama or Nema is an island and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.

It is a 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide island part of the Eastern Islands or Upper Mortlock Islands group, located about 60 km to the ESE of Chuuk and 13 km NW of Losap. Nama is densely populated despite its small size. It had 995 inhabitants in the 2000 census.

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